Sarmiento Line

Sarmiento Line
A CSR electric multiple unit that runs the line.
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusActive
LocaleBuenos Aires Province
PredecessorBuenos Aires Western Railway
First service1948
Current operator(s)Trenes Argentinos Operaciones
Former operator(s)TBA
Ridership53,005,152 (2019)[1]
Websiteargentina.gob.ar/sarmiento
Route
TerminiOnce
Moreno
Lobos
Mercedes
Stops40
Distance travelled167 km
Average journey time
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Service frequency
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Technical
Rolling stockCSR EMUs
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
ElectrificationThird rail
800 V (DC)
Track owner(s)Government of Argentina

The Sarmiento line is a broad gauge commuter rail service in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, run by the state-owned Trenes Argentinos since 11 September 2013.[2]

The line is part of Domingo Sarmiento Railway, running trains departing from Once de Septiembre station in the Balvanera neighborhood of Buenos Aires to the cities of Moreno, Lobos, and Mercedes in Buenos Aires Province. The line has a total of 167 kms and 40 stations. As of 2018, a total of 101,453 services had been run, with 85,946,312 passengers carried.[3]

  1. ^ https://servicios.transporte.gob.ar/gobierno_abierto/detalle.php?t=acancelaciones&d=linea. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "El gobierno nacional estatizó los ferrocarriles Sarmiento y Mitre". Infobae. 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ Informe estadístico 2018 - Sarmiento on Argentina.gob.ar


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