Estación Federico Lacroze

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Estación Federico Lacroze Federico Lacroze Station
City		Buenos Aires, Argentina
Location		Av. Federico Lacroze 4181 Barrio Chacarita
Year of Opening		1957
Management		?
Aerial Photo		Google Maps
Served by:		Image:TEA-logo.PNG TEA Image:Metrovias-logo.PNG Metrovías Subte Line "B"

Estación Federico Lacroze is a passenger railway terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The facility is located in the city's outlying barrio (neighborhood) of Chacarita in a predominantly residential community. It is just a short distance north of the Cementerio de la Chacarita, a large cemetery. The station takes its name in honor of Federico Lacroze, a prominent Argentine railroad and transportation pioneer who lived in the 19th century.

The station functions primarily as a commuter rail terminal but also handles some long-distance traffic. The local transit company Metrovías, which also manages the Buenos Aires Metro subway system, operates regular electric commuter train services each hour into the nearby Buenos Aires suburbs along its Urquiza Line. Destinations include several stops in Hurlingham and San Miguel.

In addition, the private rail corporation Trenes Especiales Argentinos (TEA) operates long-distance passenger trains into northern Argentina to the city of Posadas in Misiones Province on the border with Paraguay. This train stops at multiple locations along the way including Zárate in Buenos Aires Province, Basavilbaso and Villaguay in Entre Ríos Province, Monte Caseros and Santo Tomé in Corrientes Province, and numerous points between. Trains depart twice weekly in each direction for the one-day journey.