Private company

Midland Uruguay Railway

Railway in Uruguay

The Midland Uruguay Railway was the second most important of five rail lines in Uruguay's early rail history. The other four systems were the Central Uruguay Railway Co., the North Western of Uruguay, the Uruguay Northern, and the Uruguay East Coast Railway. The Midland Uruguay Railway Co., Ltd. was registered In London In 1887 with capital of $3,000,000.2 It ceased to exist in 1949.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 15, 1889Founded1
  • Industrypassenger transport, rail industry1
  • HeadquartersLondon1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1
Midland Uruguay Railway locomotive 5
Photo: Fitz Patrick, John, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Midland Uruguay Railway was the second most important of five rail lines in Uruguay's early rail history. The other four systems were the Central Uruguay Railway Co., the North Western of Uruguay, the Uruguay Northern, and the Uruguay East Coast Railway. The Midland Uruguay Railway Co., Ltd. was registered In London In 1887 with capital of $3,000,000.2

Corporate structure

Midland Uruguay Railway sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Midland Uruguay Railway London
    • Estación Central Midland Owned · Paysandú Department, Uruguay
    • Estación Midland Owned · Salto Department, Uruguay

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Midland Uruguay Railway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • Estación Central Midland
  • Estación Midland

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • Estación Central Midland
  • Estación Midland

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by State Railways Administration of Uruguay1

Timeline

  1. 1949Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Aug 15, 1889Founded Founded1

Sources

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