10/01/2013 | Argentina

Gov't announces Mitre, Sarmiento carriages to be replaced

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced in a televised speech that all the coaches of the Sarmiento and Mitre train lines will be renovated. She also criticized City Mayor Mauricio Macri and said she considers a $3.80 subway fare "outrageous."

11/01/2013 | Argentina

Subte A's 100-year-old carriages bid farewell

25/10/2012 | Argentina

Government takes over cargo train company

The national government officially took over the control of cargo train company Belgrano Cargas for a period of 90 days, in order to "review the performance" of the service.

20/11/2012 | Argentina

Current state of transport and services affected by strike

The CGT Azopardo-CTA national workers’ strike led by Pablo Micheli (CTA) and Hugo Moyano (CGT) was affecting the majority of the city-province train lines, urban underground train lines and bus services today.

20/11/2012 | Argentina

Long commute back home: no trains, no B subway line

The strike called by the CGT Azopardo and the dissident CTA caused serious problems for those trying to access or leave the City and use public transportation, with several subway and train lines still not working.

18/09/2012 | Argentina

Workers lift strike, Sarmiento service resumes

The Sarmiento train line service between Once and Moreno resumed today after being suspended this morning due to a union conflict, the company informed.

21/09/2012 | Argentina

Gov't tightens security measures on BA train stations

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo held a press conference this afternoon in which he detailed the government’s new security plans to be applied on Mitre and Sarmiento line train stations, which involve adding the presence of border guard office to replace police.

12/10/2012 | Argentina

Sarmiento train line service resumed

The Sarmiento train line service was running again between Once and Moreno stations after being temporarily suspended this morning due to a strike by station workers.

08/08/2012 | Argentina

Mitre train service from Retiro-Tigre operating with delays

The Mitre train service on the line that runs from Retiro to Tigre was operating today with delays, the management unit for the operation of the Mitre-Sarmiento lines said (UGOMS). The delays are due to a train derailment that occurred along the line yesterday.

04/09/2012 | Argentina

Rail transport official asked to step down

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo made changes in the transport sector today putting forward a request for Under Secretary for Rail Transport Antonio Luna to step down, which was approved.

13/09/2012 | Argentina

Sarmiento train line service delayed due to electrical problems

The Sarmiento train line service, which runs between the Once terminal and Moreno station, was running with a reduced schedule today between Liniers and Moreno, due to electrical problems.

24/07/2012 | Argentina

Gov't announces AR$800 mln investment plan for Sarmiento trainline

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo said today that the Government is to “invest $800 million pesos within the next year” in order to renew the Sarmiento trainline.

26/07/2012 | Argentina

Gov't unveils details of transport subsidies

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo was giving a press conference this morning, in order to announce the distribution of subsidies on bus and train travel in Buenos Aires City and the rest of the country's provinces.

07/08/2012 | Argentina

Two more Mitre line trains derail, no passengers injured

Two trains in the Mitre line derailed on Tuesday afternoon in the areas of Palermo and Los Cardales. No passengers were injured in the incident.

06/01/2012 | Argentina

Gov't rules out train, bus fares hike talks

The National Government denied talks of adjusting bus and train fares for the area of Buenos Aires today and stated that “it’s not urgent nor necessary” to do so.

28/02/2012 | Argentina

Cautious opposition celebrates TBA's take over

Lawmakers expressed their agreement and their concerns regarding the Government’s decision of taking over Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA). Nuevo Encuentro's Martin Sabbatella said the  contract should terminated, while Peronist Eduardo Amadeo stressed the need of making "drastic changes."

22/03/2012 | Argentina

Rail tragedy one month on: families call for justice

02/10/2011 | Argentina

Solanas questions 'criminalization of social protests'

The lawmaker and head of Proyecto Sur bloc, Fernando "Pino" Solanas questioned the "criminalization of the social protests," and added that the detention of the Sarmiento train line union delegate Rubén "Pollo" Sobrero could be linked with his "opposition" to the leader of the Train Union (UF), José Pedraza.

08/12/2011 | Argentina

Train and subway travel free on CFK inauguration day

The Transport Secretary announced that people in the City and the Greater Buenos Aires area will be able to travel free of charge on trains and subways on Saturday, due to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s inauguration ceremony.

16/12/2011 | Argentina

New luxury BA-Mar del Plata trains unveiled

A new train service between the capital and the coastline was inaugurated, set to run a daily service from Buenos Aires' Constitución station to Mar del Plata, the government announced. The modern trains provide a brand new service right in time for the holiday season.

25/04/2011 | Argentina

Ferrobaires high ranking officials to be replaced after train wreck

Ferrobaires trustee Antonio Maltana submitted a report to Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli with the railway company’s situation in short term and requested high ranking officials are replaced. Maltana took office in February, after two trains collided and killed four people and injured dozens.

22/06/2011 | Argentina

Subway service normalizes

The subway service normalized this morning, after suffering delays due to UTA union disputes on the B line. Subway lines A, D, and H were also running with delays.

13/09/2011 | Argentina

Train crash in Flores leaves 11 dead

27/01/2011 | Argentina

Subway workers assure they will not go on strike

The head of the subway workers’ union, Néstor Segovia, announced that they will not go on strike. The subway train service worked normally during the day after the fears of a possible strike.

26/02/2011 | Argentina

Labour Ministry ratifies 'possible sanctions' for Friday's train strike

Labour Minister ratified that the board is “analyzing the application of pecuniary sanctions or even a trial” due to the unfulfillment of the mandatory conciliation which was dictated over the train strike to protest against the arrest of the head of the Ferroviaria railway union, José Pedraza.

31/03/2011 | Argentina

Union members clash after subway strike

Thousands of subway passengers were affected by a strike for several hours after a union’s conflict that led to the clash between delegates of the union at the Constitución station.

21/04/2012 | World

Two trains crash head-on in Amsterdam, 125 injured

Almost 125 people were injured, many seriously, when two Dutch commuter trains crashed head-on in Amsterdam on Saturday, police said.