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Map of the Buenos Aires Commuter Rail Network. Greater Buenos Aires' metropolitan rail system is the second most extensive in the Americas after New York's commuter rail system, with about 259 stations, covering 900 km (559 mi) and 7 rail lines serving more than 1.4 million commuters daily in the Greater Buenos Aires area.
Retiro is a railway station complex in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that includes three main terminal train stations (Retiro-Mitre, Retiro-Belgrano and Retiro-San Martín) and two terminal subway stations (Retiro of Line C and Retiro of Line E). The complex is named after the neighborhood where it is located, Retiro.
The 16km of tunnels joining the three main railway stations. The City of Buenos Aires is shown in dark orange while Greater Buenos Aires is shown in light orange.. The idea of linking the main commuter rail lines of Buenos Aires through a tunnel dates back to 1969, resulting in a 1973 study which suggested creating a Red Expresa Regional. [5]
Federico Lacroze built the line to Zárate Chacarita terminus, c. 1910 Bond of the Buenos Aires Central Railway, issued 21 July 1931 Train at Zárate station, 1914. On 2 October 1884 entrepreneur Federico Lacroze was granted a concession to build a 47 km horse-drawn railway from the Chacarita station of Buenos Aires (later demolished and replaced by Federico Lacroze terminus) to Pilar.
Revista Buenos Aires nos cuenta #19, First Edition. ISBN 987-9105-14-1. Boragno, Susana H. (2007). "Revista: Historias de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Los 150 años del primer ferrocarril argentino". Historias de la Ciudad: Una Revista de Buenos Aires. Lulemar. ISSN 1514-8793. Cutolo, Vicente (1994). Buenos Aires: Historia de los barrios de ...
In 1897, the government sanctioned the "Law of Agriculture and Economy Railway lines", allowing any person (pursuant to certain legal and technical requirements) to build 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railway lines. The Governor of Buenos Aires Province, Marcelino Ugarte, encouraged the construction of a regional railway line to compete against ...
The Buenos Aires-Tucumán Express was a service that made its first trip in the 1969 after two years working in the maintenance of the infraestructure of the branch. The service joined Buenos Aires and Tucumán taking 15 hours to make 1,156 km between both cities.
Constitución railway station (Spanish: Estación Constitución) is a large railway station in Constitución, a barrio in central Buenos Aires, Argentina. The full official name of the station is Estación Plaza Constitution (in English: Constitution Square Station) reflecting the fact that the station is located opposite Constitution Square, two kilometers to the south of the Obelisco landmark.