Line A (Buenos Aires)

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[edit] Línea A

Vintage subway entrance on original Line A on Avenida de Mayo

It is the oldest line of the Buenos Aires Metro, that runs from Plaza de Mayo to Primera Junta (Projected until Nazca).

Opened to the public on 14 December 1913, with only 7.13 km, is the oldest underground line of South America and one of the oldest in the world. It still uses the same cars used in 1930, and there are no plans for their replacement at this time. These cars were built by Belgian company La Brugeoise in 1919, and were refurbished in 1926 when their wooden structure was replaced by a metal one. The Perú station is also conserved as it was in the 30s, including old advertising on the walls.

The original "pantograph" cars on the "underground tramway" had both low doors at the ends for boarding from the street and high doors in the middle for loading from platforms in the tunnel. For this reason, "Subte" line A might also be considered one the continent's first "light rail tram" lines.

Stations: The last four stations are a projection.