Retiro-Belgrano, or simply Retiro, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in

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. Located in the neighborhood of Retiro, it serves as terminal station for the

Belgrano Norte Line The Belgrano Norte line is a commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina run by the private company Ferrovías since 1 April 1994. This service had previously been run by the state-owned General Belgrano Railway since nationalisation of the ...

that runs local trains to the northern suburbs of the

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. It also functions as terminal station for the national cargo train

General Belgrano Railway The General Manuel Belgrano Railway (FCGMB) (Spanish: Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano), named after the Argentine politician and military leader Manuel Belgrano, is a railway and the longest of the Argentine system. It was one of the six ...

. Built in

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, its Beaux-Arts design makes it one of the most recognizable landmarks of french neoclassicism in the country. The terminal is the fourth-busiest train station in

Overview

Retiro Belgrano is the terminus for the

and is adjacent to the

Retiro bus station Retiro bus station ( es, Terminal de Ómnibus de Retiro) is the main bus terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is situated in the Retiro district, two blocks north of Retiro railway station. Overview The station was commissioned in 1980 by t ...

(''Terminal de Omnibus''), the principal long-distance bus terminal in Buenos Aires, the Retiro Mitre station of Mitre Railway, and the Retiro San Martín station of the San Martín Railway. The complex is accessible by the C line of the

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system and by numerous local public bus services. The station will also be accessible by both Line E and

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of the metro once their extensions are complete. Retiro Belgrano has three entrances, the main one on Ramos Mejía avenue, another next to the main entrance (on the same avenue) and a lateral one (on Padre Mujica street, at the east).

History

The building was built by the

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Córdoba Central Railway The Córdoba Central Railway (CCR) (in Spanish: Ferrocarril Central Córdoba) was a British-owned railway company, founded in 1887, that operated a railway network in Argentina which extended from Buenos Aires, north west via Rosario and C ...

that originally connected the cities of

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and Córdoba until in 1903 the Government allowed the company to extend its network to Buenos Aires, from north to south. In 1906 trains reached Villa Rosa in

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and finally arriving in Buenos Aires in 1912. The terminal station, designed by architects Faure Dujarric (Louis Faure-Dujarric) and Robert Prentice, was remodeled and enlarged in 1914. One floor and a dome with a clock were added to the original construction. The building style has remained to present days. In 2011 the station was remodeled, repairing the external masonry, facade and dome."Renovación y puesta en valor de estaciones terminales de ferrocarriles"
Secretaría de Transporte

Gallery

File:Retiro station of Belgrano Norte line in Buenos Aires.jpg, View from the north File:Retiro Belgrano un día de lluvia.jpg, Outdoor platform File:Argentina-01739 - Retiro Belgrano (49005255641).jpg, Indoor platform File:Hall de la Estación Retiro Belgrano Norte en 2013.JPG, Hall File:DefPuebloCABA - Estación Retiro Belgrano.jpg, Eaves File:Est Retiro Belgrano - vista nocturna.jpg, Night view

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Retiro Belgrano Railway Station Retiro (Belgrano) Railway stations opened in 1914

Overview

History

Gallery

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