The Government, through the Ministry of Economy, He left the tender for the renewal of roads and signaling from the San Martín railway. The project began in 2022 and covered a stretch of connection between the Retiro station with Pilar. The measure was formalized by the Resolution 343/2025published in the Official Gazette.
The Executive canceled the renewal of the tracks and the signaling of the San Martín railway
The Executive Power decided to conclude the procedure due to a change in its priorities. As detailed in the resolution, the resources destined for this project They reassigned to another loan operation; This decision, therefore, left the work without financial support.
“The Ministry of Transportation intervened requesting to leave and end the call to international public tender,” said the government. In addition, he covered himself in the Offer application documentwhich establishes: “The contractor reserves The right to accept or reject any offerto cancel the bidding process and to reject all at any time before the award of the contract. “
The Argentine news agency added that the cancellation of the tender also goes through “administrative issues”, according to the Ministry of Transportation of the Nation. “In the context of the rail emergency, where a critical system was received in the field of operational security, A plan of more than 300 works and actions that prioritize operational security was defined Of the entire system, ”they said.
The document adds that “without acquiring any responsibility against the bidders. In case of cancellationthe contractor will promptly return to the bidders all offers and, specifically, the maintenance guarantees I would have received. “
The call for the works of the San Martín Railway was launched on October 17, 2022 through Resolution 899/2022, under the management of the then Ministry of Transportation. Subsequently, in March 2023, the offers opening act was held, where PANEDILE ARGENTINA was the only company that was presented.
From the Secretariat they added that, in that context, “electrification will be evaluated after these essential works, so that once the operational emergency issues can be resolved, work in quality improvements such as an electrification can be worked, which would also need a complete renewal of the fleet that today for logical issues of the economic context could not occur.”
Long distance trains: how much the tickets for retirees and people with disabilities come out in April
It approaches Easter week And long -distance ticket sale is now available for Train by train to Mar del Plata and other national destinations. They vary in price and two groups that have promotions on this occasion are the Retirees and people with Unique Disability Certificate (CUD). For the rest of the people, they have the possibility of a 10% discount paying for the official website.
The Retirees They have a 40% reduction in the purchase of tickets. For their part, those who possess the Unique Disability Certificate (CUD) You can get their tickets No charge through the company’s website.
“Users can acquire their retirement, constitution, eleven and intermediate stations or through the web with a 10 % discount,” they detailed from Argentine trains.
Source: Ambito
