Estación Retiro

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Estación Retiro Retiro Station

City		Buenos Aires, Argentina
Location		Avenida Ramos Mejía 1550 at Plaza San Martín, Retiro barrio
Date of Opening		August 1, 1915
Management		?
Aerial Photo		Google Maps
Served by:		TBA UGOFE Ferrobaires Ferrocentral Ferrovías Subte Line "C"

An interior view of Estación Retiro near the entrance to the subway station

Retiro Station in 1920

Estación Retiro (Spanish for "Retiro Station") is a large train station in central Buenos Aires, Argentina. The facility is located in the city's Retiro barrio (neighborhood) and is just opposite a large public square called Plaza San Martín.

One of Argentina's busiest ground transportation centers, Retiro is the terminus of multiple passenger railway lines and is adjacent to the Terminal de Omnibus, a major long-distance bus terminal. The complex is accessible by the C line of the Buenos Aires Metro system and by numerous local public bus lines.

[edit] Communter Rail Services

Retiro is the largest commuter rail station in Buenos Aires and more commuter trains arrive and depart from here than any other station in the city. As of 2006, the following companies operate regular services into the Buenos Aires suburbs along three principal lines:

UGOFE[1]: Service to Pilar along its San Martín line
Trenes de Buenos Aires: Service to José León Suárez, Tigre, and Bartolomé Mitre along the three branches of its Mitre line
Ferrovías: Service to Villa Rosa along its Belgrano line

[edit] Long-Distance Trains

In addition to its status as the hub of extensive communter railway activity, Retiro is also the terminus of a few long-distance passenger rail lines which provide access to cities in the north and west. As of 2006, the following companies manage the following long-distance railway services:

Ferrocentral: Twice weekly overnight passenger trains west to Córdoba, once weekly overnight train northwest to Tucumán, both via Rosario and points between
Trenes de Buenos Aires: Weekly overnight trains north to Santa Fé, via Rosario and points between
Ferrobaires: Daily evening trains west to Junín and points between

It is planned that Retiro will be the Buenos Aires terminus for the Buenos Aires-Rosario-Córdoba high-speed railway.