Facundo Salinas
Facundo Salinas is the president of Ferrocarriles del Paraguay S.A. (Fepasa), an entity responsible for the development and maintenance of the national railway system in Paraguay. He was recently mentioned in the news regarding the advancements in the transformation of the national railway system, including the construction of a new station in Encarnación and maintenance of infrastructure along the Encarnación–Posadas route, despite the lack of a passenger train system in the country.
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Facundo Salinas explained the financial obligations of the Paraguayan state regarding the suburban train project.
Tren de cercanías: Estado debe garantizar pago de US$ 50 millones por año a emiratíes para viabilizar proyecto - Economía
Paraguay· 2026-02-22Facundo Salinas assured that the project will use a maximum of 10 meters of width from the old railway domain.
Vallejo advierte que el tren de cercanías podría convertirse en un “metrobús 2.0” - PolíticaParaguay· 2026-02-19
Facundo Salinas, the president of Ferrocarriles del Paraguay SA (Fepasa), affirmed that the initiative for the suburban train project will only require a width of 10 meters.
Tren de cercanías: solo se requieren 10 metros de franja ferroviaria para proyecto con emiratíes, dice Fepasa - EconomíaParaguay· 2026-02-10Facundo Salinas, the president of Fepasa, defended the advantages of working with the Emirati company Etihad Rail for the construction of a commuter train.
Fepasa defiende “ventajas” de construir tren de cercanías con Emiratos Árabes - EconomíaParaguay· 2026-02-09
Facundo Salinas, the president of Fepasa, explained how the resources from the donation will be used.
Tren de cercanías: Fepasa alega que donación de US$ 15 millones usarán con la estatal emiratí - EconomíaParaguay· 2026-02-06Facundo Salinas is the president of Fepasa and signed the agreement for the train project.
Tren de cercanías: Gobierno quiere cambiar otra vez la ley para adjudicación directa a emiratíes - EconomíaParaguay· 2026-02-05
Facundo Salinas assured that the agreement is a 'high-level alliance' announced by the president.
Gobierno podría subsidiar pasaje del tren de cercanías, dice Fepasa - NacionalesParaguay· 2026-02-04Facundo Salinas is mentioned as the president of Fepasa, which is criticized.
Opositores dicen que Santiago Peña se aplazó en transparencia - PolíticaParaguay· 2025-12-18
Facundo Salinas, president of Ferrocarriles del Paraguay (Fepasa), spoke about the works that started this week.
¿El proyecto de bicisenda afectará el trazado del tren? Esto aclara Fepasa - NacionalesParaguay· 2025-11-06Facundo Salinas is the president of Ferrocarriles del Paraguay S.A. (Fepasa), which is involved in the railway system transformation.
No tenemos tren; sin embargo, Peña habló de “transformación del sistema ferroviario nacional” en Congreso - EconomíaParaguay· 2025-07-02