Retiro Mitre railway station
Retiro Mitre | |
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Trenes Argentinos | |
Line(s) | Mitre |
Platforms | 8 |
Connections | Subte Retiro Belgrano Retiro San Martín Bus terminus |
Other information | |
Fare zone | Retiro, Buenos Aires |
History | |
Opened | August 1, 1915 |
Location | |
Retiro-Mitre, or simply Retiro, is one of the six large mainline railway
Overview
It is one of Argentina's largest railway stations.
Retiro Mitre is accessible by the
History
The Edwardian-style station building was designed by the British architects Eustace L. Conder, Roger Conder and Sydney G. Follet together with the engineer Reginald Reynolds. Building began in June 1909 and the station was opened on 1 August 1915 while being operated by the Central Argentine Railway. The steel structure for the building was made in Liverpool, England, and re-assembled in Argentina. For many years it was considered to be the most important example of structural engineering in South America and architecturally one of the finest buildings in the world. The train shed was supplied by the Butterley Company and closely resembles that at St Pancras in London.
After the
In 1997 the Retiro Mitre station was declared a National Monument.[6]
In 2015 plans were announced to expand the station with new platforms to accommodate long-distance services operated by
Services
State-owned
In media
Several films have been filmed at the station, the most important of which are Evita and The Secret in Their Eyes. Also several novels take place in the station and its surroundings.
Historic operators
Operator | Period | Notes |
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Ferrocarriles Mediterráneos | 1999-2003 | As part of a national railway privatisation plan, carried out under the presidency of Carlos Menem, a concession to operate the line was granted to the government of Córdoba Province in 1992 and was later transferred to FEMED, a cooperative composed of former rail workers, in January 1999. |
Central Argentine Railway | 1915–48 | |
Ferrocarriles Argentinos | 1948–91 | |
FEMESA | 1991–94 | Temporary operator prior to the privatization of commuter rail services. |
TBA | 1995–2012 | |
UGOMS | 2012–14 | Temporary operator |
Corredores Ferroviarios [n 1] | 2014–15 | Temporary operator after the Government revoked concession to Trenes de Buenos Aires |
Trenes Argentinos | 2015–present |
Gallery
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Great hall, 1915
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Coffeehouse, 2013
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Platform roofs, 2015
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North view, 2015
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Train platforms, 2017
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Hall, 2018
See also
Notes
- ^ (TBA).
References
- ^ "Un tren argentino para los argentinos"
- ^ Advertisement of TUFESA services
- ^ "De a uno por línea, para mejor control", Página 12, 12 Feb 2014
- ^ "Metrovías operará las líneas Mitre y San Martín", En el Subte, 12 Feb 2014
- ^ "Vuelve el tren a Tucumán", Riel FM, 12 Sep 2005 (Archive)
- ^ Decreto 437/97 (Spanish) Retrieved 2010-12-27
- ^ Nuevo acceso y andenes para larga distancia en Retiro Mitre - EnElSubte, 3 April 2015