General Fernández Oro railway station
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The General Fernández Oro railway station is a former train station located in the homonymous city in the General Roca Department, Río Negro Province, Argentina. It opened on August 1, 1899 as "Km. 1,181", and was renamed after General Manuel Fernández Oro (1848–1910), who took part in the Conquest of the Desert. It features the typical architectural design of stations built by Ferrocarriles del Sud at the end of the 19th century. The station is located on Provincial Route 65, 1,181 km at General Fernández Oro city, one of the cities in the Alto Valle valley (along the Río Negro). Towards the east, the next station is Allen; towards the west, the next station is Cipolletti. General Fernández Oro is part of the Bahía Blanca-Zapala line of General Roca Railway. Since 1993, the line has carried only freight services, and is currently operated by the private company Ferrosur Roca.
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