Rosario Oeste Santafesino railway station

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thumb|right|180px|Rosario Oeste Santafesino station (September 2006)Rosario Oeste Santafesino railway station (also known as "Estación Urquiza") is a former train station and the terminus of the Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino railway company in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It was built in 1883. [Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe. [http://www.bancobsf.com.ar/institucional_historia.asp "Historia institucional"] .]

The station is located in the southeast of Rosario (southern Santa Fe), within present-day Parque Urquiza, at the junction of Chacabuco St. and 9 de Julio St., not far from the ravine of the Paraná River.

The Ferrocarril Central Argentino company bought Ferrocarril Oeste Santafesino in 1900 and renamed its terminus as Rosario Este, setting it aside to handle exclusively cargo and cattle.Asociación Rosarina Amigos del Riel. [http://www.arar.org.ar/CT_HTFC.html "Historia de los Ferrocarriles de Rosario"] (History of Rosario's Railways).]

As Argentina's railway system declined, the rails were removed and the terminus, like many other stations, was abandoned and deteriorated. The Municipality of Rosario took charge of it and preserved what was left. Its long-delayed restoration was concluded in May 2007. The Municipality turned the building into a culture center, housing the video library of the Rosario Audiovisual Center ("Centro Audiovisual Rosario", CAR). The old station also serves as a community center for senior retired citizens, and a meeting place for a group of sculptors. Offices of the Municipal Culture Secretariat will be moved here as well, and an auditorium will be set up for public activities and film projection. [La Capital, 8 May 2007. [http://www.lacapital.com.ar/2007/05/08/ciudad/noticia_387206.shtml "El parque Urquiza recupera su vieja estación ferroviaria"] .] [Rosario/12, 10 June 2007. [http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/suplementos/rosario/12-8901-2007-06-10.html "Un destino para el futuro"] .]

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