Subways and Light Rail in Buenos Aires

Argentina

Buenos Aires
Mar del Plata
Rosario

Honorable Mention

Valle Hermoso

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Buenos Aires

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,an 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 63 stations, 42.5 km and 5 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.

In 2007, an experimental 4 station 1.5 km Tranvía del Este uses French trams from the city of Mulhouse along an abandoned railway to see if light rail will solve that corridor's transit problems. The tramway, locally known as Celeris, has really gotten it up for the community, and extensions are actovely being planned.

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

LRT

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