1857 10 ·3 56 2 19 12 1865 240 5·3 747 71 563 438 1870 732 18·8 1,948 274 2,502 1,356 1875 1,956 40·9 2,597 660 5,178 3,009 1880 2,516 62·9 2,751 772 6,560 3,072 1885 4,502 121·7 5,587 3,050 14,298 8,616 1890 9,432 321·1 10,069 5,420 26,049 17,585 1895 14,116 485·3 14,573 9,650 26,394 13,846 1900 16,563 531·3 18,296 12,659 41,401 23,732 1901 16,907 538·3 19,689 13,988 43,866 24,128 1902 17,677 560·9 19,815 14,030 43,272 22,975 1903 18,404 573·0 21,025 17,024 53,569 27,766 1904 19,428 588·5 23,312 20,123 62,558 33,216 1905[5] 19,793 [6]626·3 26,634 22,283 71,341 39,155 [4] Direccion General de Vias de Communicacion. [5] Approximate figures. [6] £125,274,000 approximately. The relative importance of the various lines with their nationalities is as follows:-- Length of line Special 1904. (Kilometres) Engines Coaches Vans Waggons Waggons _State-owned Railways:_-- Andine (5ft. 6in.) 339 18 16 16 504 5 Central Northern (Metre) 1,122 85 51 43 1,418 74 North Argentine (Metre) 563 15 26 13 250 27 ---------------------------------------- TOTAL 2,024 118 93 72 2,172 106