# Desamparados station

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Cultural heritage site in Peru

Estación de Desamparados The station in 2018. General information Location Jirón Áncash 15001, Lima, Peru Coordinates 12°02′40″S 77°01′43″W / 12.04444°S 77.02861°W / -12.04444; -77.02861 System Commuter and Regional rail Owned by Government of Peru Line Ferrocarril Central Andino Tracks 1 History Opened 1870 Rebuilt 1912 Location

**Desamparados station** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Estación de Desamparados*) is a [railway station](/source/Railway_station) in [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru). It is situated on the southern margin of the [Rímac River](/source/R%C3%ADmac_River), next to the [Government Palace](/source/Government_Palace_(Peru)), at the intersection of [Áncash](/source/Jir%C3%B3n_%C3%81ncash) and [Carabaya](/source/Jir%C3%B3n_Carabaya) streets. The station was named after the [Church of Our Lady of the Forsaken](/source/Church_of_Our_Lady_of_the_Forsaken%2C_Lima), which stood next to the station until 1937. The project began in 1890 by the [Peruvian Corporation](/source/Peruvian_Corporation) and three years later the Lima–La Oroya route was inaugurated. The line became known as the [Ferrocarril Central Andino](/source/Ferrocarril_Central_Andino).

The **House of Peruvian Literature** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): ***Casa de la Literatura Peruana***), a museum dedicated to [Peruvian literature](/source/Peruvian_literature), was inaugurated in 2009, occupying most of the building. As of 2025, the station only has an administrative use, although it regularly offers passenger services between Lima and [Huancayo](/source/Huancayo). It also serves as an exhibition hall, exhibiting such items as the presidential wagon "Paquita", named in honor of the wife of the then President of the Republic [Oscar R. Benavides](/source/Oscar_R._Benavides).

## History

The original station in 1880.

The three-storey building was the first public work conducted by the Peruvian architect [Rafael Marquina](/source/Rafael_Marquina_(Peruvian_architect)) in 1911, and its construction was finished a year later. In the process of its construction modern materials and techniques were used such as [reinforced concrete](/source/Reinforced_concrete) and [expanded metal](/source/Expanded_metal).[1] One of the main features to the interior is the [stained glass](/source/Stained_glass) skylight, made in the [Art Nouveau](/source/Art_Nouveau) style. The main facade is [symmetrical](/source/Symmetry) and consists of five vertical bodies divided by four [pilasters](/source/Pilaster) of classical design. The facade is designed in [Beaux-Arts architecture](/source/Beaux-Arts_architecture) style.[2]

Under the [military government](/source/Revolutionary_Government_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Peru) of [Juan Velasco Alvarado](/source/Juan_Velasco_Alvarado), the [Peruvian Corporation](/source/Peruvian_Corporation) was taken over by [ENAFER](/source/Empresa_Nacional_de_Ferrocarriles_del_Per%C3%BA), a state-owned company. ENAFER continued to operate the service until it was privatised in the 1990s, and the station was handed over to the [Ministry of Transport, Communications, Housing and Construction](/source/Ministry_of_Transport_and_Communications_(Peru)) in 1999.

A museum dedicated to [Peruvian literature](/source/Peruvian_literature) was created by Supreme Decree N° 007-2008-ED, and inaugurated at the station by President [Alan García](/source/Alan_Garc%C3%ADa) on 20 October 2009.[3] Architect Juan Carlos Burga was commissioned to design the museographic work. The architect David Mutal was in charge of maintaining the validity and sobriety of the station's architecture.[4]

Since 2010, the museum has bestowed an award named after it, first awarded to [Mario Vargas Llosa](/source/Mario_Vargas_Llosa).[5] Among the pieces on display is the presidential wagon "Paquita", ordered to be built in honor of the wife of then-President [Óscar R. Benavides](/source/%C3%93scar_R._Benavides).

Having reopened after the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Peru), the station currently operates a bi-annual service of the [Ferrocarril Central Andino](/source/Ferrocarril_Central_Andino) (FCA) during [Holy Week](/source/Semana_Santa) and the [National Holidays](/source/Fiestas_Patrias_(Peru)). In 2025, the announced an additional service, coinciding with the celebrations of the [Battle of Junín](/source/Battle_of_Jun%C3%ADn).[6]

As of July 2025, a project for a railway connecting Lima and [Chosica](/source/Lurigancho-Chosica) is underway, involving Desamparados, as well as nearby Monserrate station, where a number of trains donated by [Caltrain](/source/Caltrain) have been stored to be used in the future.[7]

In episode 8 "Comfort Food" of US TV series *[Pushing Daisies](/source/Pushing_Daisies)* (second season), a photograph of the front of the Desamparados station is used as the Papen County Convention Center where the piemaker is competing in the comfort food cook-off.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## See also

- [Ferrocarril Central Andino](/source/Ferrocarril_Central_Andino)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Jiménez, Luis and Santiváñez, Miguel. *Rafael Marquina*, p. 57.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Jiménez, Luis and Santiváñez, Miguel. *Rafael Marquina*, p. 54.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Presidente Alan García inaugura la Casa de la Literatura Peruana"](https://letralia.com/221/1020casa.htm) [President Alan García Inaugurates the House of Peruvian Literature]. *Letralia* (in Spanish). No. 221. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["La Casa de la Literatura Peruana tuvo un auspicioso debut"](http://archivo.peru21.pe/noticia/363262/auspicioso-debut-casa-literatura-peruana) [The House of Peruvian Literature Has an Auspicious Debut]. *[Perú.21](/source/Per%C3%BA.21)* (in Spanish). 2 November 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Mario Vargas Llosa fue premiado en la Casa de la Literatura Peruana"](https://www.casadelaliteratura.gob.pe/mario-vargas-llosa-fue-premiado-en-la-casa-de-la-literatura-peruana/). *Casa de la Literatura Peruana*. 2010-12-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Espinoza, Analí (2025-07-26). ["Tren Lima-Huancayo partió con más de 300 pasajeros en recorrido por Fiestas Patrias: ¿Cuándo será la próxima salida?"](https://www.infobae.com/peru/2025/07/26/tren-lima-huancayo-partio-con-mas-de-300-pasajeros-en-recorrido-por-fiestas-patrias-cuando-sera-la-proxima-salida/). *[Infobae](/source/Infobae)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Milla Loo, Wendy (2025-07-14). ["Tren Lima-Chosica llegará solo hasta la Estación Desamparados en su fase inicial, dice MML: ¿cómo operará y en qué horarios?"](https://rpp.pe/politica/actualidad/tren-lima-chosica-partira-de-chosica-hasta-la-estacion-desamparados-en-su-ruta-inicial-y-tendra-siete-estaciones-aun-por-definir-dice-mml-noticia-1646048). *[RPP Noticias](/source/RPP_Noticias)*.

## Citations

- Jiménez Campos, Luis; Santiváñez Pimentel, Miguel (2005). *Rafael Marquina*. Lima: Instituto de Investigación de la Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Artes (UNI, Perú) de la Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9972-794-09-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9972-794-09-1).

## External links

- [The House of Peruvian Literature](http://www.casadelaliteratura.gob.pe/) (in Spanish)

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