Belgrano Norte Line
Train operated by Ferrovías, pictured in 2020 | |
| Overview | |
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| Service type | Urban rail |
| Status | Operating |
| Locale | Buenos Aires Province |
| Predecessor | Córdoba Central Railway |
| First service | 1948 |
| Current operator | Ferrovías |
| Former operator | FEMESA |
| Annual ridership | 16,375,539 (2019) |
| Website | Official site |
| Route | |
| Termini | Retiro Villa Rosa |
| Stops | 22 |
| Distance travelled | 55 km (34 mi) |
| Average journey time | 65–80 minutes |
| Service frequency | 10 minutes |
| On-board services | |
| Class | Standard class only |
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | EMD Locomotives Emepa Alerce |
| Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
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The Belgrano Norte line is a commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina run by the private company Ferrovías since 1 April 1994. This service had previously been run by the state-owned General Belgrano Railway since nationalisation of the railways in 1948. Ferrovías also formed part of the temporary consortium (2005–2014) Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia (UGOFE), which operated other commuter rail services in Buenos Aires.
The Belgrano Norte line service operates from Retiro station, in the centre of Buenos Aires, through the northern Buenos Aires suburbs to the town of Villa Rosa in Pilar Partido. The metre gauge line was built by the British-owned Córdoba Central Railway which was bought by the State in 1939 and was later integrated into Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano in 1948 when the entire Argentine railway network was nationalised.
There are a total of 22 stations along the 55 km (34 mi) long railway line and the journey along the entire length of the line takes roughly one hour and twenty minutes for the regular service and one hour and five minutes for the differential service. During peak hours, trains run approximately every 8 minutes and an estimated 42 million passengers are transported each year.