Línea San Martín (Buenos Aires)
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The Línea San Martín (in English: San Martín Line) is a commuter rail service in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina run by the private company Transportes Metropolitanos General San Martín S.A. (TMS), a subsidiary of Metropolitano, between 1 April 1994 and 7 January 2005. This service had previously been run by the state-owned Ferrocarril General San Martín since nationalisation of the railways in 1948.
The Línea San Martín operates from the city-centre terminus of Estación Retiro northwest to Pilar along a broad gauge line built by the British-owned Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway.
In spite of the large government subsidies received by TMS a serious decline in the standard of their rail services has led to the original concession being revoked and the service is now operated by the consortium UGOFE[1].
A new semi-fast service to Hurlingham powered by English Electric designed ex Portugese Class 1401 locomotives has been introduced making use of the four tracks from Retirio station.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Rocha, Laura (2008). Sólo habría mejoras en 2010. La Nación. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. (Spanish)
- ^ Semi rapido Retiro-Hurlingham Retrieved on 12 June 2008 (Spanish)
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