The Railway Emergency advances with an action plan of more than 200 works

Improvement of roads, signage installationthe purchase of spare parts and rolling stock, the updating of technology for training and the infrastructure investments and operational safety, are some of the measures what is they prioritized in the plan.

Regarding the operational safety worksin charge of Trenes Argentinos Infrastructure and Operations, and the redirection of public funds, the action plan of 226 works It covers: 109 road and bridge works, 56 signaling works, 28 electrical works and 33 civil works.

For now, 45 of those works are already in execution and the rest in the initiation process, where more than Extraordinary $45 billion between August and October 2024.

Notable works and progress

Within the executionsone of the most notable is the launch of the ATS Automatic Braking systemwhich is implemented in some sections of the trains of the lines San Martín, Sarmiento and Miter, to increase traffic safety.

Regarding the La Plata branch of the Roca line, the renewal of its roads and also his signaling system. Along the same lines, the signaling works on the Retiro grid on the Miter line, which were unfinished, were improved.

One of the goals is to maintain the AMBA lines standardsFor this purpose, the tracks on the Tigre branch of the Miter line will be renewed; the M branch of the Belgrano Sur line; some sections of Constitución – La Plata, the improvement of sectors in Retiro – Pilar, the renewal of the signaling of the Sarmiento, San Martín, Roca, Miter and Belgrano Sur lines.

What will be the costs of the renovations?

In addition to the improvement in the operation of the services, it is estimated the acquisition of three locomotives for the line Saint Martin50 diesel triples for various lines and the purchase of equipment to expand the capacity of workshops and spare parts.

As a fundamental part of Plan of actionthe Undersecretariat of Railway Transport and the railway companies, are working with a monitoring team to make the expenses they execute more efficient and reduce current expenses.

They defined the purchase of spare parts and rolling stocksince one of the main problems was the lack of maintenance and deterioration of many railway lines and systems.