Puente Alsina railway station
Puente Alsina | |
|---|---|
Belgrano Sur | |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Construction | |
| Platform levels | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1908 |
Puente Alsina is an
Puente Alsina over the Riachuelo River. On the other side of this bridge lies the neighbourhood of Nueva Pompeya within the city of Buenos Aires
.
The station remains inactive since August 2017 after the Puente Alsina – Aldo Bonzi line was closed due to a derailment.[1][2]
History
Built by the British-owned
Ferrocarril Belgrano
.
As part of the
Linea Belgrano Sur, as far as General Belgrano, from 1 May 1994. In spite of the large state subsidies received by the company, a serious decline in the standard of its services led to the concession being revoked on 22 May 2007,[3][4][5] after which the line was run by UGOFE, a consortium formed by private companies Ferrovías, Metrovías and Trenes de Buenos Aires.[6]
In March 2015 the station started to be operated by state-owned
Trenes Argentinos, after the Government rescinded the contract with private company Argentren signed one year before.[7][8][9][10] Nevertheless, after two years of service under Trenes Argentinos, in August 2017 the Government closed the entire Puente Alsina - Aldo Bonzi line due to a derailment.[2] Since then, there have not been plans for the reactivation of services in the line.[1]
Historic operators
| Operator | Period |
|---|---|
 Buenos Aires Midland Railway |
1911–1948 |
 Ferrocarriles Argentinos |
1948–1991 |
| FEMESA [n 1] |
1991–1994 |
| Metropolitano |
1994–2007 |
UGOFE [n 2] |
2007–2014 |
| Argentren [n 2] |
2014–2015 |
Trenes Argentinos |
2015–2017 |
- Notes
- ^ Temporary operator prior to the privatization of commuter rail services.
- ^ a b Temporary operator after the government revoked concession to Metropolitano.
Bibliography
- British Railways in Argentina 1857-1914: A Case Study of Foreign Investment by Colin M. Lewis, Athlone Press (University of London), 1983
- British Railways in Argentina 1860-1948 by H.R. Stones - P.E. Waters & Associates, Bromley, Kent, England, 1993
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puente Alsina train station.
- ^ a b Se cumplen cinco años de la clausura del ramal Puente Alsina – Aldo Bonzi at Enelsute.com.ar, 4 Aug 2022
- ^ a b Hace 50 días que no circulan trenes entre Alsina y Bonzi on Diario Popular, 25 Sep 2017
- ^ "", La Nación, 22 May 2007
- ^ Decreto 591/07: "Sobre Servicios Ferroviarios de Pasajeros" at Infoleg website
- ^ Decreto 592/07 "Sobre Servicios Ferroviarios de Pasajeros" at Infoleg website
- ^ "La UGOFE se hará cargo de los servicios de las dos líneas ferroviarias", La Prensa
- ^ "Ya está lista la ley que prevé más control estatal sobre los trenes", Clarín, 5 Mar 2015
- ^ "Estado rescindió contrato de trenes a privados y avisó que no pagará indemnizaciones", Ambito Financiero, 2 Mar 2015
- ^ "Buenos Aires commuter routes renationalised", Railway Gazette, 3 Mar 2015
- ^ Resolution N° 171/2015 - Official Bulletin of Argentina
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