Tranvía del Este

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Tram in Buenos Aires.
Tram in Buenos Aires.

Tranvía del Este or “Puerto Madero Tramway” is a public light rail line in the Puerto Madero neighborhood of Buenos Aires operated by the rail company Ferrovías.

Construction of the first section has been completed [1] and the line was inaugurated on July 14, 2007. Initially, the service is provided by two Citadis 302 model vehicles, manufactured by the French [2] company Alstom and granted under a free concession by the city of Mulhouse. The vehicles are double-ended, bi-directional, low-floor, four section units, each section having 48 fixed seats, another 16 folding seats and standing room for a total of 300 passengers for the whole train. The vehicles, locally known by the name Celeris, run on an exclusive right-of-way for 2 km (1,25 miles) parallel to Avenida Alicia Moreau de Justo, from Avenida Córdoba to Avenida Independencia.

Further extensions planned would extended 2km to Retiro Rail Terminus and Intercity Bus Terminal and a 5.2km extension from the existing terminus at Independencia to Caminito in La Boca,[3] and a further extension to Constitucion and Buenos Aires stations is also proposed.[4]

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[edit] Stations

Map of the actual tramway
Map of the actual tramway
  • Córdoba - (Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo and Av. Córdoba)
  • Corrientes - (Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo and Av. Corrientes)
  • Belgrano - (Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo and Av. Belgrano)
  • Independencia - (Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo and Av. Independencia)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Rocha, Laura (2007). Comenzaron las obras para el tranvía de Puerto Madero. La Nación. Retrieved on 2007-01-06. (Spanish)
  2. ^ Atta, Carlos (2008). Francia quiere una red de tranvías en Buenos Aires. La Nación. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. (Spanish)
  3. ^ Rossi, Antonio (2008). El Tranvía de Puerto Madero será ampliado de Retiro a la Boca. Clarín. Retrieved on 2008-03-14. (Spanish)
  4. ^ Scarpinelli, María Luján (2008). El tranvía llegará a Retiro. La Nación. Retrieved on 2008-03-06. (Spanish)

[edit] External links

[edit] Gallery

Tramway on Corrientes Station

Cordoba Station

People boarding at Independencia Station

Belgrano Station
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