Argentina

Country Details

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National Railway System

UIC code

alpha AR

National Railway Operator

Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado (FASE), which superseded the now dissolved Trenes Argentinos (Site in Spanish).

Timetable

• Online: unofficial timetable information is available at Fahrplancenter. Note that this may be out of date.
• Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.

Summary information is also available at the Man in Seat 61.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure Authority

Administración de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias Sociedad del Estado (ADIFSE) - site in Spanish.

Gauges

• 1,676 mm (5 foot 6 in).
• 1,435 mm (4 foot 8 1⁄2 inches) Standard.
• 1,000 mm (3 foot 3 3⁄8 inches) Metre.

Electrification

600 V DC Overhead

Rule of the road

Right as a result of the configuration of the rolling stock second hand from the US.

Trams/LRT

The 17 km Metrotranvía Mendoza (STM) light rail line is built along the former railway corridor of the Ferrocarril General San Martín (FCGSM) and opened in 2012.

See official Sociedad de Transporte de Mendoza (STM) site (in Spanish) for timetables and more information.

Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services

None known