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 A Sarmiento line electric train in 2007. | |
| Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
|---|---|
| Industry | Public transport |
| Predecessor | FEMESA |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Claudio and Mario Cirigliano |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Successor | UGOMS |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | City of Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires |
| Services | Rail transport |
| US$135,1 million (1998) | |
| Owner | Grupo Plaza |
Number of employees | 4,340 |
| Divisions | Mitre Sarmiento |
Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA) (In English: Trains of Buenos Aires) was a private company that operated commuter rail services over the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Sarmiento and Mitre lines of Buenos Aires. The company, owned by Claudio and Mario Cirigliano, also operated long-distance services on the General Mitre Railway to central-western Argentina and on the General Urquiza Railway to northern Argentina and Uruguay on the international Tren de los Pueblos Libres.
From 2004 to 2012 TBA, a company which is a subsidiary of the Plaza Group controlled by the Cirigliano family,[1] was part of the consortium Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia (UGOFE) which operated other commuter rail services in Buenos Aires. The company became synonymous with the collapse of the railways in Argentina under privatisation and the company was subject to numerous investigations and legal proceedings.
- ^ "Un imperio llamado familia Cirigliano", Agencia CNA, 4 Jun 2010