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Buenos Aires
subway, tram
Buenos Aires, once known as the City of Trams, consists of 4 separate
types of traction transport: the subway (el Subte), the Tren de la Costa,a n interurban built in 1995, a pre-metro light rail line, and a
heritage tramway.
The subway is in part a conglomeration of what remains of the original
Anglo-Argentine Tramways Co's 420 km of track. Opened in 1913, it consists
of 74 stations, 52.3 km and 6 lines, all of which are underground. However,
sometimes the old
cars get to come out.
A new 11 km line (Line H) is under construction,
as is a 4 km extension. Three additional lines and 34 stations
have been
approved, which will bring the total
mileage to 97 km and bring 70% of the city's population within 400 meters
of a metro station.
Wikipedia Page
Official Home Page
In The Subway by Martin Machain
Metrovias page
Subterraneous de Buenos Aires
Light Rail
In 2007, an experimental 4 station 1.5 km Tranvía del
Este useng French trams from the city of Mulhouse along an abandoned
railway was installed to
see if light rail would solve that corridor's transit problems. The tramway, locally
known as Celeris, has really gotten it up for the community, and extensions are
actively being planned. Known also as Tranvia del Este, there are currently plans to extend the line to the Retiro
Rail terminal and the city bus terminal. The tramvia serves the subirb of Puerto Madero.
Subterraneous de Buenos Aires
Bartolome Mitre S13
Buenos Aires, D.F., Argentina
Metrovia Home Page - includes
photos and videos
Alamys
Metrovia page
Buenos Aires
to get preowned subway cars from Japan
Gabriel's
Buenos Aires subway photos
Line B extension
opens
Tramfest
2001 rolling stock from Japan
Light Rail
Opened in 1995, the 15 km, 11 station Tren de la Costa has 2 branches which
originate from a subway terminus. One end serves a popular amusement park.
Tren del la Costa
unofficial home page
Tren de la Costa
fan page
Photos of the tren by
Hugo Guzman
In 1987, Metrovia opened a 7.4 km light rail line, known as the
Premetro,
or, Line E2. The premetro connects with subte line E at the Plaza de los
Virreyes station.
Metropolitano - Argentina's Commuter
Rail Enterprise
The
Unofficial
web site of the
AAT (heritage tramway site)
Argentine
Tramway Fans site
Heritage tramway
official home page
Trams of
Buenos Aires
One of the fine Japanese subway cars used by Linea Urquiza as it attempts to screw a bus
Linea Urquiza (Line U)
A 25.5 km electric commuter line, originally designed to be part of the subway system, is known as Line U. It is completely above ground and can be caught at Federico Lacroze station on Line B, named for it's builder. The line opened in 1884, and has since used everything from PCC cars to Japanese subways.