San Martín Line
Trenes Argentinos | |||||
Former operator(s) | Corredores Ferroviarios | ||||
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Website | San Martín Line | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Retiro Dr. Cabred | ||||
Stops | 22 | ||||
Distance travelled | 72.5 km (45.0 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 75' [1] | ||||
Service frequency | 15' | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | Standard class only | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
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The San Martín line is a 70-kilometre (43 mi), 22-station
The line is currently operated by
History
Background
The first line had been built and operated by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway, a British-owned company. The original projects included a railway to connect Argentina and Chile, but instead the BAPR focused on getting access to Buenos Aires. When the Government of Argentina granted concession to build the line, the company opened a 100-km length Mercedes−Palermo segment.
Ferrocarriles Argentinos
On 13 February 1947, the
During the 1960s the line was restructured, renewing its rolling stock. Therefore, the
In the 1970s the modernisation continued, renewing
In 1978 a restructuring of the San Martín line was carried out by the
Privatisation: Metropolitano
With the privatisation of the entire rail network led in the early 1990s by President Carlos Menem, Ferrocarriles Argentinos ceased to operate metropolitan services. A new State-owned transitional company, Ferrocarriles Metropolitanos S.A., was created to operate those services until they were privatised.
On 1 March 1994,
Transition
With the line managed by UGOFE, several projects were announced to improve the San Martín line services, with an estimated 36 million passengers transported yearly and which were seeing an annual increment of 15% in ridership. In 2008 the Government of Argentina announced that the electrification using
On February 12, 2014, the operation of San Martín Line was granted to
Renationalisation
Expansion
In December 2014, plans were made between the
The section from Retiro to Villa del Parque (set as provisional terminus while works were in progress) was closed in 2018,[19][20] as a new viaduct (with an extension of 5 km) was being installed between intermediate stations Palermo and La Paternal to eliminate 11 level crossings in the city. Villa Crespo (formerly, "Chacarita") was closed in 2017 and La Paternal one year later.[21] The viaduct was inaugurated in July 2019,[20] although the covid-19 pandemic caused works were delayed so both stations remained closed.[22] La Paternal was reopened in July 2022,[23] while Villa Crespo remains closed as of May 2023.[24]
In 2023 it was announced that the branch connecting the
Historic operators
Companies that have operated the San Martín Line since it was established after the 1948 nationalisation are:
Operator | Period |
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Ferrocarriles Argentinos | 1948–1991 |
FEMESA | 1991–1994 |
Metropolitano | 1994–2005 |
UGOFE | 2005–2014 |
Corredores Ferroviarios | 2014–2015 |
Trenes Argentinos |
2015–pres. |
Electrification
The
By 1987, these plans were revisited and
The electrification of the line was not discussed again until 2008 when the Government of Argentina announced that electrification using
The national government announced in September 2015 that
Services
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Current San Martín Line services as of May 2023:[34]
Start | End | Km. | Time |
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Retiro | Dr. Domingo Cabred | 72.5 | 112' |
References
- ^ Horarios de trenes at Corredores Ferroviarios website, retrieved 21 March 2014
- ^ Ramal Retiro - J.C. Paz - Dr. Cabred
- ^ San Martín: récord histórico de pasajeros durante octubre - EnElSubte, 13 November 2015.
- ^ Rocha, Laura (2008). "Sólo habría mejoras en 2010". La Nación. Retrieved 2008-03-06. (Spanish)
- ^ a b "Apuran la electrificación del ferrocarril San Martín" by Antonio Rossi, Clarín, 9 Apr 2008
- ^ a b "Llega la electrificación a las vías del ferrocarril San Martín" on Pilar de Todos, 17 Jun 2008
- ^ Dispondrán de más servicios de trenes entre Pilar y Retiro Retrieved on 17 June 2008 (Spanish)
- ^ "Trenes: le dan a Roggio el Mitre y el San Martín y a Emepa, el Roca y el Belgrano Sur", La Nación, 12 Feb 2014
- ^ "Las privadas volverán a operar la mayoría de las líneas ferroviarias", Clarín, 12 Feb 2014
- ^ a b "El tren San Martín a nuevo", Página/12, 22 Apr 2014
- ^ "Randazzo estrenó trenes, mientras los ex funcionarios declaraban", Clarín, 22 Apr 2014
- ^ "Un ramal con trenes nuevos, no modernos" by Diego Cabot, La Nación, Apr 2014
- ^ "Cómo son los nuevos trenes del San Martín", Clarín, 23 Apr 2014
- ^ "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
- ^ a b Elevarán las trazas del ferrocarril San Martín y del Belgrano Sur - InfoBAE, 16 December 2014.
- ^ El San Martín deja de llegar a Retiro por la obra del viaducto, Enelsubte, 24 May 2018
- ^ a b La Nación recupera lo que el GCBA abandonó by Santiago Brunetto on Página/12
- ^ Por las obras del viaducto del San Martín, cierra la estación La Paternal. Enelsubte, 22 Sep 2017
- ^ La eterna obra de dos estaciones del tren San Martín: aún no hay fecha de apertura y sus entornos decaen cada vez más by Karina Niebla, Clarín, 15 Aug 2021
- ^ FFCC San Martín: Después de cinco años, reabre la estación La Paternal, 4 Jul 2022
- ^ La estación de tren de Villa Crespo está muy cerca de volver a funcionar on Weekend.perfil.com, 24 Oct 2022
- ^ Tren Haedo-Caseros: así serán los tres apeaderos at Viví el Oeste, 17 May 2023
- ^ El nuevo servicio ferroviario Haedo-Caseros debutaría durante el primer trimestre de 2023 on Transportylogistica.com
- ^ Licitan un cerramiento de vías en el ramal Haedo – Caseros at Enelsubte.com, 25 Mar 2021
- ^ Ramales línea General San Martín at Bcyl.com.ar
- ^ a b c El San Martín, entre obras y una electrificación impostergable - EnElSubte, 11 May 2015.
- ^ Randazzo: “La electrificación no está descartada” Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - Diario Pilar, 15 June 2014
- ^ Detalles del proyecto para conectar todos los ferrocarriles urbanos debajo del Obelisco - Buenos Aires Ciudad, 12 May 2015.
- ^ China realizará el estudio de factibilidad para electrificar la línea San Martín Archived 2015-09-13 at the Wayback Machine - Sala de Prensa de la Republica Argentina, 9 September 2015.
- ^ Tras reunirse con autoridades del BID, Randazzo señaló que "Argentina obtendrá financiamiento para otros importantes proyectos ferroviarios" - Ministerio del Interior y Transporte, 4 August 2015.
- ^ Retiro - Pilar - Dr. Cabred on Argentina.gob.ar website