The railroad to join Bogotá and the Carare and Magdalena Rivers dates back to radicalism times, but only started shaping when the first railroad section to Girardot was built, under government contract with Francisco Javier Cisneros in 1881, the first section of which joined the Magdalena port and Tocaima.
The railroad linking Bogotá and the Carare and Magdalena Rivers originated during radicalism times, but only began to take shape when the initial section to Girardot was constructed under a government contract with Francisco Javier Cisneros in 1881. This first segment connected the Magdalena port to Tocaima.