Urquiza Line
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The Urquiza Line is a 26 km (16 mi) suburban electric commuter rail line in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operated by the former Buenos Aires Underground operator Metrovías.[2] It runs from the Federico Lacroze terminus in the neighborhood of Chacarita, to General Lemos terminus in Campo de Mayo district of Greater Buenos Aires, completing a total journey time of 46 minutes. The line uses third rail current collection and, at present, is used by an average of 75,400 passengers daily.[3] The line operates 20 hours a day, 7 days a week at 8 to 30 minute intervals. This suburban line runs on track once operated by General Urquiza Railway before railway privatisation.
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Commuter rail, Rapid transit | ||||
Status | Active | ||||
Locale | Greater Buenos Aires | ||||
Predecessor | Entre Ríos R North Eastern R | ||||
First service | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) | ||||
Current operator(s) | Metrovías | ||||
Former operator(s) | Ferrocarriles Argentinos | ||||
Ridership | 15,617,193 (2019)[1] | ||||
Website | Tren Urquiza | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Federico Lacroze General Lemos | ||||
Stops | 23 | ||||
Distance travelled | 25.5 km (16 mi) | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||||
Electrification | Third rail 600 V DC | ||||
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In earlier times the line was planned to run into the centre of Buenos Aires, through a long tunnel. But when the tunnel was finally built in 1930, it was taken over by the Underground system as part of Line B, and as a result, suburban passengers had to change at Federico Lacroze, named after its builder, about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the centre.[4] The ramp connecting the Urquiza Line to Line B still exists, though it is only used for maintenance purposes. Today Federico Lacroze has a direct connection to the line B underground station of the same name.
Like the Buenos Aires Underground system, the Urquiza line uses the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge rather than the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge used in other interurban railways of Buenos Aires.