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 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⅜ in) (metre gauge) Belgrano Norte Line commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
From 2004 to 2014 the company also formed part of UGOFE, a consortium with Metrovías and Trenes de Buenos Aires, which took over the running of commuter rail services on the Belgrano Sur, Roca and San Martín lines in Buenos Aires after concessions granted to Metropolitano S.A. for the operation of these services were revoked.[1] UGOFE was dissolved in 2013.[2]
By the end of the 1980s all the railway system in Argentina was privatized by the national government. The metropolitan services were privatized since March 1991. A new company – Ferrocarriles Metropolitanos S.A. (FEMESA) – was established to operate the suburban services until the railway lines were given in concession to their respective operators.
On April 1, 1994, Ferrovías S.A.C. took over the Línea Belgrano Norte.[6] During the first year of operation, the line carried 14,800,000 passengers.
The main plan of the concession were based on 3 objectives:
To improve the infrastructure of track, bridges and level crossings and signal system and traffic control in all the stations of the line.
The maintenance of locomotives and coaches in good conditions.
To reduce travel time between head stations (Retiro and Villa Rosa), increasing also the number of coaches.
Due to the investments, the number of passengers carried increased to 36 million during 1999 and 2000. In 2008 it was increased to 45,830,200 passengers.
The General Auditing Office released a report indicating that the subsidies given by the State to Ferrovías were misappropriated to other companies of the holding which received them as "loans".[7] In 2011 Ferrovías received subsidies for a total of A$ 368,3 million.[8]
In addition to the remodeling of the stations, this comprehensive renovation includes improvements to the tracks and signage in the station area, which will allow improvements in train circulation. The works were awarded in November 2017 and at the end of March 2018 the works began.[9]
References
^"Kirchner le quitó la concesión de trenes a Metropolitano", La Nación, 22 May 2007
^"El Gobierno estableció un nuevo régimen de operaciones de las líneas ferroviarias", Telam, 12 Feb 2014
^. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^"Los operadores ferroviarios ahora son dos", Página/12, 25 May 2012
^"En 2011 aumentaron un 50% los subsidios: fueron $6551 millones", La Nación, 4 March 2012
^"Ramal que para: los trabajadores denuncian el abandono del sistema ferroviario". www.enorsai.com.ar. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
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May 11, 2023
ferrovías, privately, owned, company, which, april, 1994, took, over, concession, granted, argentine, government, part, railway, privatisation, during, presidency, carlos, menem, operation, metre, gauge, belgrano, norte, line, commuter, rail, service, buenos, . Ferrovias 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 1 000 mm 3 ft 3 in metre gauge Belgrano Norte Line commuter rail service in Buenos Aires Argentina Ferrovias S A C Belgrano Norte Line train at Ciudad UniversitariaTypePrivateIndustryTransportPredecessorFEMESAFounded1994 29 years ago 1994 HeadquartersArgentinaNumber of locations22 stationsArea servedCity of Buenos Aires Greater Buenos Aires LimaServicesRailway transportParentGrupo EmepaDivisionsBelgrano Norte Line Lima MetroWebsiteFerrovias com arFrom 2004 to 2014 the company also formed part of UGOFE a consortium with Metrovias and Trenes de Buenos Aires which took over the running of commuter rail services on the Belgrano Sur Roca and San Martin lines in Buenos Aires after concessions granted to Metropolitano S A for the operation of these services were revoked 1 UGOFE was dissolved in 2013 2 Ferrovias operated the Puerto Madero Tramway 3 in the Puerto Madero district of Buenos Aires from July 2007 until its closure in October 2012 4 Outside of Argentina the company also operates the Lima Metro in Peru 5 Contents 1 History 1 1 Privatization of the Argentine railway system 1 2 Ferrovias takes over 2 References 3 External linksHistory EditPrivatization of the Argentine railway system Edit Main article Railway privatisation in Argentina By the end of the 1980s all the railway system in Argentina was privatized by the national government The metropolitan services were privatized since March 1991 A new company Ferrocarriles Metropolitanos S A FEMESA was established to operate the suburban services until the railway lines were given in concession to their respective operators Ferrovias takes over Edit Emepa Alerce railcar in Padilla station On April 1 1994 Ferrovias S A C took over the Linea Belgrano Norte 6 During the first year of operation the line carried 14 800 000 passengers The main plan of the concession were based on 3 objectives To improve the infrastructure of track bridges and level crossings and signal system and traffic control in all the stations of the line The maintenance of locomotives and coaches in good conditions To reduce travel time between head stations Retiro and Villa Rosa increasing also the number of coaches Due to the investments the number of passengers carried increased to 36 million during 1999 and 2000 In 2008 it was increased to 45 830 200 passengers The General Auditing Office released a report indicating that the subsidies given by the State to Ferrovias were misappropriated to other companies of the holding which received them as loans 7 In 2011 Ferrovias received subsidies for a total of A 368 3 million 8 In addition to the remodeling of the stations this comprehensive renovation includes improvements to the tracks and signage in the station area which will allow improvements in train circulation The works were awarded in November 2017 and at the end of March 2018 the works began 9 References Edit Kirchner le quito la concesion de trenes a Metropolitano La Nacion 22 May 2007 El Gobierno establecio un nuevo regimen de operaciones de las lineas ferroviarias Telam 12 Feb 2014 Webb Mary ed 2009 Jane s Urban Transport Systems 2009 2010 p 4 Coulsdon Surrey UK Jane s Information Group ISBN 978 0 7106 2903 6 Cierre provisorio del Tranvia del Este Cronica Ferroviaria 10 Oct 2012 Linea 1 Archived 2015 04 14 at the Wayback Machine Grupo Emepa Los duenos del negocio ferroviario en Argentina Perfil 23 Feb 2012 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 23 December 2013 Los operadores ferroviarios ahora son dos Pagina 12 25 May 2012 En 2011 aumentaron un 50 los subsidios fueron 6551 millones La Nacion 4 March 2012 Ramal que para los trabajadores denuncian el abandono del sistema ferroviario www enorsai com ar Retrieved 2022 07 15 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferrovias Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ferrovias amp oldid 1123072356, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
