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Metropolitano S.A. was a privately owned consortium formed in 1994 to take over concessions granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem for the operation of commuter rail services in the Buenos Aires Province.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 27 relations: Argentina, Belgrano Sur Line, Blog, Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Carlos Menem, Commuter rail, Constitución railway station, Diesel locomotive, Electro-Motive Diesel, FEMESA, Ferrocarriles Argentinos, Ferrovías, Greater Buenos Aires, La Plata, Metrovías, Passenger train, Privately held company, Rail transport, Railway nationalisation in Argentina, Railway privatisation in Argentina, Roca Line, San Martín Line, State-owned enterprise, Transport, Trenes de Buenos Aires, Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia.

  2. Rail transport in Buenos Aires Province
  3. Railway companies disestablished in 2007
  4. Railway companies established in 1994

Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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Belgrano Sur Line

The Belgrano Sur line is an Argentine commuter rail service in the Greater Buenos Aires area, currently operated by state-owned enterprise Trenes Argentinos. Metropolitano and Belgrano Sur Line are rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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Blog

A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts).

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and primate city of Argentina.

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Buenos Aires Province

Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Argentine province.

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Carlos Menem

Carlos Saúl Menem (2 July 1930 – 14 February 2021) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 1989 to 1999.

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Commuter rail

Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns.

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Constitución railway station

Constitución railway station is a large railway station in Constitución, a barrio in central Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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FEMESA

Ferrocarriles Metropolitanos S.A. (also known for its acronym FEMESA) was a company set up by the Argentine government in 1991, during the presidency of Carlos Menem, to oversee the privatisation of commuter rail services within the city of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Metropolitano and FEMESA are Defunct railway companies of Argentina.

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Ferrocarriles Argentinos

Ferrocarriles Argentinos (abbreviated as FA) was a state-owned company that managed the entire Argentine railway system for nearly 45 years. Metropolitano and Ferrocarriles Argentinos are Defunct railway companies of Argentina.

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Ferrovías

Ferrovías S.A.C. is a privately owned company which, on 1 April 1994, took over the concession, granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of the (metre gauge) Belgrano Norte Line commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Metropolitano and Ferrovías are rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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Greater Buenos Aires

Greater Buenos Aires (Gran Buenos Aires, GBA), also known as the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, AMBA), refers to the urban agglomeration comprising the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires and the adjacent 24 partidos (districts) in the Province of Buenos Aires.

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La Plata

La Plata is the capital city of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

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Metrovías

Metrovías S.A. is an Argentine privately held company that operates the Metropolitan services of the Urquiza Line. Metropolitano and Metrovías are rail transport in Buenos Aires Province and railway companies established in 1994.

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Passenger train

A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line.

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Privately held company

A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.

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Rail transport

Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.

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Railway nationalisation in Argentina

The railway natinalisation in Argentina occurred on 1 March 1948, during President Juan Perón's first term of office, when the seven British- and three French-owned railway companies then operating in Argentina, were purchased by the state.

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Railway privatisation in Argentina

Railway privatisation in Argentina was a process which began in 1989 under the presidency of Carlos Menem, following a series of neoliberal economic reforms.

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Roca Line

The Roca line is a gauge commuter rail service in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, part of General Roca Railway network. Metropolitano and Roca Line are rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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San Martín Line

The San Martín line is a, 22-station commuter rail service in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Metropolitano and San Martín Line are rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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State-owned enterprise

A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity which is established and/or owned by a national or state/provincial government, by an executive order or an act of legislation, in order to earn profit for the government, control monopoly of the private sector over means of production, provide commodities to citizens at a lower price, implement government policies, and/or to deliver products and services to remote locations that otherwise have trouble attracting private vendors.

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Transport

Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another.

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Trenes de Buenos Aires

Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA) (In English: Trains of Buenos Aires) was a private company that operated commuter rail services over the broad gauge Sarmiento and Mitre lines of Buenos Aires. Metropolitano and Trenes de Buenos Aires are Defunct railway companies of Argentina and rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia

Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia (UGOFE) was a temporary consortium of Argentine companies formed on 7 January 2005 by Ferrovías, Metrovías and Trenes de Buenos Aires to take over the running of commuter railway services in Buenos Aires after concessions granted to Metropolitano in 1994 for the operation of these services were revoked. Metropolitano and Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia are Defunct railway companies of Argentina and rail transport in Buenos Aires Province.

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See also

Rail transport in Buenos Aires Province

Railway companies disestablished in 2007

Railway companies established in 1994

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitano