Línea Belgrano Norte (Buenos Aires)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Línea Belgrano Norte (in English: Belgrano Northern Line) is a commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina run by the private company Ferrovías since 1 April 1994. This service had previously been run by the state-owned Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano since nationalisation of the railways in 1948. Ferrovías forms part of the consortium UGOFE which operates other commuter rail services in Buenos Aires.
The Línea Belgrano Norte service operates from Retiro Station, in the centre of Buenos Aires, through the northern Buenos Aires suburbs to the town of Villa Rosa. The metre gauge line was built by the British-owned Córdoba Central Railway which was bought by the State in 1939 and was later integrated into Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano in 1948 when the entire Argentine railway network was nationalised.
There are a total of 22 stations along the company's 54 kilometre-long railway line and the journey along the entire length of the line takes roughly one hour and twenty minutes. During peak hours, trains run approximately ever 8 minutes and an estimated 40 million passengers are transported each year.
[edit] External links
- Ferrovías Website (Español)
|
|||||||||||
