Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground runs from Retiro to Plaza de los Virreyes, a total distance of 12 km. Opened in 1944, the Line E was the last completely new line to be added to the Buenos Aires Underground, until 2007 when Line H was opened. The line has a history of being re-routed and extended due to having been historically the line with the lowest passenger numbers on the network.
Line E was opened on 20 June 1944, after construction began in 1938, with an original route that ran from Constitución railway station to General Urquiza. Soon after, it was decided to abandon the terminus at Constitución (which also served as the connection with Line C) and instead reroute the line towards the Plaza de Mayo.
Work began in 1957, and in 1966 the San José, Independencia, Belgrano and Plaza de Mayo (now Bolívar) stations were opened to the public by president Arturo Umberto Illia. For many years, the two stations that had been closed as a result of the Line E re-route remained unused until the mid-1990s when one was converted into a workshop to service the rolling stock of the line.[3]
The line was further extended in 1973 to José María Moreno and then again in 1985 to Plaza de los Virreyes.[4] The PreMetro E2 tramway was completed in 1987 and was linked to Line E with the intention of connecting a larger Premetro network to the line, although this never materialised following privatisation.[5]
Under the private operation of the Subte by Metrovías, the colour of the line was changed from yellow to purple during the 1990s. Purple had previously been used for Line C, while yellow is now used for Line H.[6]
Extension to Retiroedit
As part of a general effort to extend the Buenos Aires Underground, it was decided to extend Line E from Bolívar to Retiro railway station (with intermediate stations at Catalinas and Correo Central) where it would re-connect with Line C and the Mitre Line, and eventually Line H when its extension was completed. By 2014, all the major structural works had been completed on the three new stations with the tracks and signalling systems still to be completed.[7]
In July 2015, the City of Buenos Aires confirmed that, despite the advanced state of the works, the extension would not be opened until 2019 citing delays that came about as a result of the transfer of the works from the National Government to the City Government in 2012. The city completed the additional work required by the new deadline. On Monday 3 June 2019 the extension to Retiro was completed. The extension was expected to increase ridership on the line by 25%.[8][9]
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The line originally used Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel rolling stock during its inauguration and for many years after. However, this was later replaced by similar CAF-GEE rolling stock purchased in 1968 which still serves on the line today.[10][11] In 2006, 64 of the CAF-GEE cars were to be refurbished, but this was ultimately abandoned.[12]
It is expected that with the line's extension to Retiro completed in 2019, the CAF GEE rolling stock will be retired and replaced by Fiat-Materfer cars, and possibly 50 Siemens O&K cars refurbished by the Emepa Group and Alstom.[13][14][8]
Ghost stationsedit
There are two ghost stations on the line – San José vieja and Constitución. These formed part of the line's original Line E route towards Constitución railway station until the line was re-routed in 1966. Both stations have been used as workshops and storage areas for the line's rolling stock. It has also been evaluated using the two stations and their corresponding tunnels as the southern part of Line F since that line's projected route in that area overlaps with the former Line E route.[15]
San José vieja was used as a set for the 1996 Argentine film Moebius and served as the fictional Dock Sud and Parque stations.[16]
Galleryedit
Temporary Boedo station being opened (1944)
Passengers changing to Line C at the former Constitución station (c.1950s)
^"Mientras reforman coches de 80 años, desguazan otros más modernos". enelSubte.com (in European Spanish). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^Metrovías oficializa quita de formaciones – EnElSubte, 4 June 2013.
^Subtes: el gobierno porteño planea renovar la mitad de la flota para el 2015 – InfoBAE, 23 January 2013
^Realizarán estudios en Constitución para ubicar la cabecera de la línea F – 1 August 2011
^Murales alusivos a Moebius en San José – EnElSubte, 18 December 2014.
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Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground runs from Retiro to Plaza de los Virreyes a total distance of 12 km Opened in 1944 the Line E was the last completely new line to be added to the Buenos Aires Underground until 2007 when Line H was opened The line has a history of being re routed and extended due to having been historically the line with the lowest passenger numbers on the network Line EBolivar station entranceOverviewTerminiRetiroPlaza de los VirreyesStations18ServiceTypeRapid transitSystemBuenos Aires UndergroundOperator s MetroviasDaily ridership94 000 2018 1 2 83 2 HistoryOpened1944TechnicalLine length12 km 8 07 mi CharacterUndergroundTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in ElectrificationCatenary 1500 V DCRoute mapLegend Retiro Catalinas Correo Central Bolivar Belgrano Independencia San Jose Constitucion San Jose vieja original alignment Entre Rios Pichincha Jujuy General Urquiza Boedo Apeadero Boedo Avenida La Plata Jose Maria Moreno Emilio Mitre Medalla Milagrosa Varela Plaza de los Virreyes Mariano Acosta Workshops This diagram viewtalkedit Contents 1 History 1 1 Extension to Retiro 2 Rolling stock 3 Ghost stations 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp 1955 nbsp 1966 nbsp 2015 nbsp 2019 Line E was opened on 20 June 1944 after construction began in 1938 with an original route that ran from Constitucion railway station to General Urquiza Soon after it was decided to abandon the terminus at Constitucion which also served as the connection with Line C and instead reroute the line towards the Plaza de Mayo Work began in 1957 and in 1966 the San Jose Independencia Belgrano and Plaza de Mayo now Bolivar stations were opened to the public by president Arturo Umberto Illia For many years the two stations that had been closed as a result of the Line E re route remained unused until the mid 1990s when one was converted into a workshop to service the rolling stock of the line 3 The line was further extended in 1973 to Jose Maria Moreno and then again in 1985 to Plaza de los Virreyes 4 The PreMetro E2 tramway was completed in 1987 and was linked to Line E with the intention of connecting a larger Premetro network to the line although this never materialised following privatisation 5 Under the private operation of the Subte by Metrovias the colour of the line was changed from yellow to purple during the 1990s Purple had previously been used for Line C while yellow is now used for Line H 6 Extension to Retiro edit As part of a general effort to extend the Buenos Aires Underground it was decided to extend Line E from Bolivar to Retiro railway station with intermediate stations at Catalinas and Correo Central where it would re connect with Line C and the Mitre Line and eventually Line H when its extension was completed By 2014 all the major structural works had been completed on the three new stations with the tracks and signalling systems still to be completed 7 In July 2015 the City of Buenos Aires confirmed that despite the advanced state of the works the extension would not be opened until 2019 citing delays that came about as a result of the transfer of the works from the National Government to the City Government in 2012 The city completed the additional work required by the new deadline On Monday 3 June 2019 the extension to Retiro was completed The extension was expected to increase ridership on the line by 25 8 9 Rolling stock editMain article Buenos Aires Underground rolling stock nbsp CAF GEE rolling stockThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2022 The line originally used Siemens Schuckert Orenstein amp Koppel rolling stock during its inauguration and for many years after However this was later replaced by similar CAF GEE rolling stock purchased in 1968 which still serves on the line today 10 11 In 2006 64 of the CAF GEE cars were to be refurbished but this was ultimately abandoned 12 It is expected that with the line s extension to Retiro completed in 2019 the CAF GEE rolling stock will be retired and replaced by Fiat Materfer cars and possibly 50 Siemens O amp K cars refurbished by the Emepa Group and Alstom 13 14 8 Ghost stations editThere are two ghost stations on the line San Jose vieja and Constitucion These formed part of the line s original Line E route towards Constitucion railway station until the line was re routed in 1966 Both stations have been used as workshops and storage areas for the line s rolling stock It has also been evaluated using the two stations and their corresponding tunnels as the southern part of Line F since that line s projected route in that area overlaps with the former Line E route 15 San Jose vieja was used as a set for the 1996 Argentine film Moebius and served as the fictional Dock Sud and Parque stations 16 Gallery edit nbsp Temporary Boedo station being opened 1944 nbsp Passengers changing to Line C at the former Constitucion station c 1950s nbsp Entrance to Plaza de los Virreyes station at the Premetro s Intendente Saguier terminal nbsp Medalla Milagrosa station nbsp Correo Central station being built in front of the Central Post Office nbsp Subway car at Bolivar stationSee also editBuenos Aires PreMetro Rail transport in ArgentinaReferences edit Subte con record de pasajeros siguen las quejas por el servicio y busca mejorar con mas obras 13 August 2018 Retrieved 2019 03 21 En 2018 el Subte transporto la mayor cantidad de pasajeros en 25 anos 20 February 2019 Retrieved 2019 04 05 Linea E 70 anos buscando pasajeros EnElSubte June 2014 Linea E Buenos Aires Ciudad Premetro a Puente de la Noria en el olvido por el Metrobus del Sur EnElSubte August 2013 Metrovias cumple 20 anos operando el Subte enelSubte com in European Spanish 1 January 2014 Retrieved 15 May 2016 Reporte de obra extension linea E EnElSubte May 2014 a b Ciudad confirma que la extension de la linea E abrira recien en 2017 EnElSubte 23 July 2015 Subte E tras 20 anos extienden la linea mas postergada Linea E 70 anos buscando pasajeros EnElSubte 20 June 2014 Ferrofilatelia EnElSubte 6 June 2010 Mientras reforman coches de 80 anos desguazan otros mas modernos enelSubte com in European Spanish 17 July 2014 Retrieved 10 January 2016 Metrovias oficializa quita de formaciones EnElSubte 4 June 2013 Subtes el gobierno porteno planea renovar la mitad de la flota para el 2015 InfoBAE 23 January 2013 Realizaran estudios en Constitucion para ubicar la cabecera de la linea F 1 August 2011 Murales alusivos a Moebius en San Jose EnElSubte 18 December 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Line E Subterraneos de Buenos Aires Official Page Metrovias S A Subte Operator Official Page Subterraneos de Buenos Aires E Line System map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Line E Buenos Aires Underground amp oldid 1216692578, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
