Paraguay
Country Details
Republic of Paraguay: Paraguái Tavakuairetã [Guarani], República del Paraguay [Spanish].
Language (Official): Spanish and Guarani.
Currency: Paraguayan Guaraní (PYG); $.
See Wikipedia
National Railway System
UIC code
Paraguay is not a member of UIC
National Railway Operator
- Fepasa does not operate any trains, but may provide the ticketing and cleaning staff at Encarnación station.
Other passenger service operators
- The International passenger service between Encarnación and Posadas (Argentina) is operated by Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado (FASE), which has superseded the now dissolved
Trenes Argentinos (Sites in Spanish).
FASE has four Divisions;
- Trenes Argentinos Operaciones (Site in Spanish) for passenger services covering local, long distance and international operations .
- Trenes Argentinos Infraestructura - ADIFSE - see below
- Trenes Argentinos Cargas (site in Spanish) for freight traffic.
- Capital Humano - Hunan Resources.
Passenger Services
Argentina to Paraguay International Service
Maps
Web-based Maps
Wikipedia has a map of former railway lines in Paraguay.
Ticketing
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Authority
Gauges
- 1,435 mm (4 foot 8 1⁄2 inches) Standard.
Electrification
- None
Rule of the road
None
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes (most recent at the top)
On 12 September 2022 the passenger service between Posada and Encarnación (Paraguay) reopened to passengers. This is Argentina's only international passenger train service.
Updated June 2025
Border Crossings
Argentina - Paraguay
There has only been a single rail crossing between the countries.
Posadas AR - Encarnación PY
The passenger service across the Paraná River bridge was ceremonially reopened on 12 September 2022. The frequent service using a Trenes Argentinos DMU runs Mondays to Fridays every 30 minutes from each end with passport inspections done at the stations before boarding and after disembarkation. The single tickets can be bought using cash, either currency at both stations, and have a QR code to operate the barriers in Argentina.
