The '''Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú''' ('''Enafer''') is a public company which ensures the management and the commercial use of the railway network of Peru.
Created by decree on September 19, 1972, it was formed by the nationalization of several foreign-owned companies which had serviced mostly two separate networks: the Ferrocarril Central Andino serving Lima, and the Ferrocarril del Sur offering a second connection to the Pacific Ocean. It has once again been privatised.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrdc.com/op_peru_fcca.html|title=RDC Operating Entities - Ferrocarril Central Andino|work=rrdc.com|accessdate=8 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ferroviasperu.com.pe/indexe.html |title=Ferrocarril Central Andino SA |access-date=2006-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901182141/http://www.ferroviasperu.com.pe/indexe.html |archive-date=2006-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The rail network of Peru includes in total {{cvt|1886|km|mi}} of lines, mainly with single track that is {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}. On this track is found the highest-altitude railway station in the world, Galera, at {{convert|4781|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} above sea level. The new Qingzang railway now beats this altitude record.
==See also== *Ferrocarril Central Andino *Railroad Development Corporation *PeruRail
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==External links== * [http://www.rrdc.com/op_peru_fcca.html F.C. CENTRAL ANDINA S.A.], * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060901182141/http://www.ferroviasperu.com.pe/indexe.html FERROCARRIL CENTRAL ANDINO S.A.], * [http://www.rrdc.com/images/map_fcca_new.gif Map, Callao - Huancayo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925140121/http://rrdc.com/images/map_fcca_new.gif |date=2021-09-25 }} * [http://www.rrdc.com/images/map_fcca_new.gif Map, Huancayo - Huancavelica] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925140121/http://rrdc.com/images/map_fcca_new.gif |date=2021-09-25 }} (narrow gauge, {{RailGauge|3ft}} gauge) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060504005806/http://www.perurail.com/Pages_Es/aqp_puno1.htm RUTA AREQUIPA - LAGO TITICACA], Cusco - Puno * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060908222840/http://www.perurail.com/Pages_Es/cusco_puno1.htm RUTA CUSCO - LAGO TITICACA] (Standard gauge) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071203205832/http://www.perurail.com/Pages_Es/cusco_mapi1.htm RUTA CUSCO - MACHU PICCHU] (36 in or 914 mm gauge)
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Category:Railway companies of Peru Category:Peruvian brands Category:Peruvian companies established in 1972