Línea Belgrano Sur (Buenos Aires)
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The Belgrano Sur line is a commuter rail service in the city of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
run by the private company Transportes Metropolitanos Belgrano Sur S.A. (TMB), a subsidiary of Metropolitano
, between 1 May 1994 and 22 May 2007. This service had previously been run by the state-owned Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
since nationalisation
of the railways in 1948.
The Belgrano Sur line operates the following services:
1) From the terminus of Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur railway station
, outside the city centre, to González Catán
along a metre gauge
line built by the French-owned CGBA
.
2) From the terminus Puente Alsina railway station
, just outside the city, to Aldo Bonzi, along a metre gauge
line built by the British-owned Buenos Aires Midland Railway
.
In spite of the large government subsidies received by TMB a serious decline in the standard of their rail services has led to the original concession being revoked and since 2007 the service has been operated by the consortium UGOFE
.
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
run by the private company Transportes Metropolitanos Belgrano Sur S.A. (TMB), a subsidiary of Metropolitano
Metropolitano
Metropolitano S.A. was a privately owned consortium formed in 1994 to take over concessions granted by the Argentine government, through the state-owned company FEMESA as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem for the operation of commuter rail services in Buenos Aires...
, between 1 May 1994 and 22 May 2007. This service had previously been run by the state-owned Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano
Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano , named after the Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, was one of the six state-owned Argentine railway companies formed after President Juan Perón's nationalisation of the railway network in 1948...
since nationalisation
Railway Nationalisation in Argentina
In 1948, during President Juan Perón’s first term of office, the seven British-owned and three French-owned railway companies then operating in Argentina, were purchased by the state...
of the railways in 1948.
The Belgrano Sur line operates the following services:
1) From the terminus of Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur railway station
Estación Buenos Aires Línea Belgrano Sur
Buenos Aires Línea Belgrano Sur railway station is a passenger railway terminus in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The station is located a short distance north of the Riachuelo River in the barrio of Barracas, an outlying neighbourhood in the southern part of the city...
, outside the city centre, to González Catán
González Catán
González Catán is a city located in La Matanza Partido, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The city is the second-largest by area in the county , and the second most-populous.It forms part of the Greater Buenos Aires urban conurbation....
along a metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
line built by the French-owned CGBA
Ferrocarril Compañía General en la Provincia de Buenos Aires
The Ferrocarril Compañía General de Buenos Aires was a French–owned company, formed in 1904, which operated a metre gauge railway network in Argentina....
.
2) From the terminus Puente Alsina railway station
Puente Alsina railway station
Puente Alsina railway station, is an Argentine railway station in the Greater Buenos Aires neighbourhood of Valentín Alsina in the Lanús partido of Buenos Aires Province. The neighbourhood was named after Valentín Alsina, a lawyer and politician who in 1852 had a brief term of office as governor...
, just outside the city, to Aldo Bonzi, along a metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
line built by the British-owned Buenos Aires Midland Railway
Buenos Aires Midland Railway
The Buenos Aires Midland Railway was a British-owned railway company which operated in Argentina where it was known as Ferrocarril Midland de Buenos Aires. The company built and operated the line between Estación Puente Alsina and Carhué in Buenos Aires Province...
.
In spite of the large government subsidies received by TMB a serious decline in the standard of their rail services has led to the original concession being revoked and since 2007 the service has been operated by the consortium UGOFE
Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia
Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia is a temporary consortium of Argentine companies formed on 7 January 2005 by Ferrovías, Metrovías and Trenes de Buenos Aires to take over the running of commuter railway services in Buenos Aires after concessions granted to Metropolitano in...
.