City will renew all the formations of line B and will buy cars for A and C
The main replacement will be carried out in the line that runs from the “Leandro N. Alem” station, in Microcentro, to “Juan Manuel de Rosas”in Villa Urquiza. “Last Friday, a tender was opened for US$300 million to advance the purchase of the units”they stated from the Buenos Aires Government. It will be, as announced, a complete renovation of the fleet: 29 formations and 174 cars.
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For the lines A (Plaza de Mayo – San Pedrito) and c (Retiro – Constitución), the City will buy a total of 40 wagons. The branch that connects the main train stations in the City will receive five trains of cars each, while another three will be destined for the older line that connects Microcentro with Flores. For this, They will disburse US$73 million within the framework of the extension of the contract with the CITIC company. The operation will be subject to the Legislature giving the green light to indebtedness requested by Jorge Macri.
The first formations that will arrive to renew the lines will only do so at the beginning of 2026. “The delivery schedule will be after 12 months”they explained from the City. And they referred to the claim of the metrodelegates for the asbestos, a material classified as carcinogenic that was found in the cars of the subway network: “There are contaminated wagons that we want to eradicate”they stated.
The plan also contemplates continuing with the works in the stations that make up the 6 lines and the premetro. From the City they indicated that the tasks have already been completed in seven, while another four are in progress: Scalabrini Ortiz and Palermo on line D, Pueyrredón on line B and Lima on line C. “There are 10 more planned for this year,” Uspallata explained to this medium.
The works also project improvements to the Premetro, among which are the connection in a circular route of the “Centro Cívico Lugano” and “General Savio” headers, the renovation of the 18 stations of the network and the incorporation of another three new ones. during 2025. They assure that this will allow a reduction of up to 50% in travel times.
The multipayment system is launched for City groups
While the works are carried out and the purchase of the new units progresses, the City will continue to expand the multi-payment system in the subway network. “15% of trips are currently paid through this system,” they explained. “We broke the State monopoly,” they argue from CABA. The SUBE system that allowed us to leave behind the use of bills and coins (which was a daily complication for the traveler) now coexists with other payment mechanisms such as bank debit and credit cards and virtual wallets.
In the Ministry of Mobility they hope that with the expansion of the multipayment in it subway the doors open to apply differentiated rates to be able to discriminate the use of subsidies. One of the aspects that is under debate is the value for tourists and the charging for night service. “We are going to be able to subsidize in a differentiated way. Why does an Argentinian have to pay the same as a German,” they asked.. In addition, they announced that they are evaluating expanding the current nighttime scheme that governs Fridays on line B to other subways. “It can be offered for another fee,” they said.
The multiplicity payment system that will expand within the subway, It will begin to be implemented this Thursday in the buses of the 31 lines that circulate through the city. In this regard, they assured that the passenger will have more possibilities to choose which method to pay. “We want more competition and less bureaucracy so that there is more freedom,” they summarized.
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City Government
The announcements referring to the bus lines are part of the modernization plan that the Buenos Aires Government announced last year and that began to be implemented days ago. As reported at that time, it includes the installation and monitoring of more than 6,500 security cameras that will be connected to the City Mobility Management and Monitoring Center, located in Pedro Chutro. AND the incorporation of the ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) Intelligent Driving system that through sensors and Artificial intelligence allows you to warn about different risks that may arise during the tour. According to figures from the Buenos Aires government, 100 people died last year due to traffic incidents.
Since January, the Buenos Aires Government began to require private companies to renew their automobile fleet to reduce their antique less than 10 years. One of the controversial points of the announced changes is the oobligation that all the lines that are under the orbit of the City have the same identity color: dark blue. Despite complaints from Buenos Aires residents about the complications it will cause to see each line, the first buses have already begun to be plotted. In that sense, since Uspallata They stated that one of the reasons is distinguish the lines controlled by CABA from those that depend on the Province.
Meanwhile, CABA called a public hearing to discuss and set another increase in subway, bus and toll rates. They will be discussed at the beginning of 2025 and are expected to be applied during the month of March.
The summons was made official through its publication in the Official Gazette of the City, and in principle it is planned to carry out a 10% adjustment in the cost of public transport tickets that operate within the jurisdiction. The increase would also impact the toll service corresponding to Autopistas Urbanas Sociedad Anónima (AUSA).
The hearings will seek to apply from March a 10% increase in public transportation rates and city tolls. In addition, we will also seek to implement a mechanism of monthly increases above inflation throughout 2025.
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Electric buses and a Trambus that will connect Ciudad Universitaria with Retiro
Another of the axes of the plan is the energy transition. In that sense, this year it will launch new sustainable mobility proposals such as the already announced electric bus that will travel through downtown. The first units are being manufactured in China and will arrive in April. In total there will be 12 vehicles that will have a speed limit of 12 km/h and will be driven by women. They are expected to transport 500,000 people per year, without emissions or noise pollution.
The planned route will join Withdrawal with Lezama Park, passing through Microcenter and the Historic Center. It is an area that was left without transportation after the pandemic and due to the Metrobús. “Today the neighbors complain because it is a ‘no place,'” they said from Ciudad because there are no bus lines that circulate there. With this new system, they will be able to connect the train head with Parque Lezama. Regarding the rate, they announced that it will be free for the duration of a pilot test. Then it will be payment.
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The route of electric buses.
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There will also be launched a TramBUS. These are larger electric vehicles than the previous ones. They will connect University City with Withdrawal through a route yet to be defined. Along the way they will seek to connect trains, subways and metrobuses. It will begin operating with a fleet of 20 units. He Total disbursement will be US$27.7 million. The tender was won by DOTA group.
Works on the Dellepiane highway
Regarding traffic regulation, the City highlights the 100% increase in vehicle controls compared to 2023, about 500 thousand in total, while 5 million violations were recorded (223% more than in 2023). “It has no fundraising purposes,” they told this medium, but simply to return to pre-pandemic levels. “In 2023 there were fewer controls than in 2019,” they said.
On the other hand, they referred to the expansion of paid parking. Recently, the hospital environments of the German Hospital, Italian Hospital and Anchorena Sanatorium were incorporated. And they announced that they will continue along that line, despite complaints from neighbors about charging on public roads: “There are about 400 parking spaces to be incorporated into the system.”
With regard to the works in highways, the plan contemplates comprehensive improvements in a total of 51 kilometers of the route used daily by more than a million vehicles. “We are working on the comprehensive retrofitting of the Dellepiane Highway to promote and improve connectivity in the south of the City”Jorge Macri detailed about the works on the south and north collectors of that highway. New safe climbs and descents are planned; hydraulic works; green biocorridor and an exclusive central lane for public transport.
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From the Ministry of Mobility they indicated that It is the “oldest and worst” highway in the City. The objective is to convert it into an urban circulation route. “The collectors will have an avenue concept,” they specified. For these works, they were projected disbursements of US$170 million. The works at Dellepiane are scheduled to be completed within 24 months.
For the total implementation of the plan, disbursements of US$700 million are planned, of which US$500 million have already been committed in different tenders. “We are doing this while the economy is in restraints,” they highlighted from Uspallata.
Source: Ambito

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