Sarmiento Line
A CSR electric multiple unit that runs the line. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Commuter rail |
| Status | Active |
| Locale | Buenos Aires Province |
| Predecessor | Buenos Aires Western Railway |
| First service | 1948 |
| Current operator | Trenes Argentinos Operaciones |
| Former operator | TBA |
| Ridership | 53,005,152 (2019) |
| Website | argentina.gob.ar/sarmiento |
| Route | |
| Termini | Once Moreno Lobos Mercedes |
| Stops | 40 |
| Distance travelled | 167 km (104 mi) |
| Average journey time |
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| Service frequency |
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| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | CSR EMUs |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | Third rail, 800 V DC |
| Track owner | 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.
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 167-km long line has 40 stations. As of 2018, a total of 101,453 services had been run, with 85,946,312 passengers carried.