Nuevo Central Argentino
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Nuevo Central Argentino S. A. (abbreviated NCA) is an Argentine company that utilises the operation and infrastructure of the national railway system of the former Mitre Railway division of Ferrocarriles Argentinos, by a concession granted on 23 December 1992 as part of railway privatisation carried out during the presidency of Carlos Menem.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Rail transport |
Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Argentinos |
Founded | 1992; 32 years ago (1992) in Argentina |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Centre and north west of Argentina |
Production output | 7,408,914 tonnes carried (2014) [1] |
Services | Rail freight transport |
873,000 [2] (2014) | |
Owner | Aceitera General Deheza |
Number of employees | 1,360[2] (2013) |
Website | nca.com.ar |
NCA operates about 5,000 km of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge cargo railroad lines in the provinces of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Santiago del Estero and Tucumán. Its headquarters are located in Rosario (province of Santa Fe); its warehouses are located in Rosario, in nearby Villa Gobernador Gálvez, and in Villa María (province of Córdoba). There are also operational centers in Colombres and Córdoba City, and transfer (truck changing?) centers in the city of Tucumán and in Retiro, Buenos Aires.
NCA, which is owned by Aceitera General Deheza S.A.,[3][2] carried 7,408,914 tonnes of freight in 2014.[1]