Rosario Sur is a

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. The station, part of the Mitre Railway line, originally built and opened in 1981. The station (officially named "Juan Carlos Groenewold" to honor a railway manager) is located near the intersection of San Martín and Battle y Ordóñez Avenues, in the south of Rosario. Before its refurbishing and reopening in July 2015, the station was also referred as "Apeadero Sur".

History

The station was inaugurated in December 1981 by

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Intendent of Rosario, Alberto Natale, and operated by

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until the early 1990s, when the entire railway network was

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during

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's Presidency. After the process finished, Ferrocarriles Argentinos was dissolved and the station entered into disuse. In February 2014 Rosario Sur was chosen to operate as terminus of a new

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service to Rosario departing from Retiro and operated by State-owned

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("Trenes Argentinos"). Rosario Sur building and platforms were completely rebuilt, replacing old 60-meter length platforms for new ones of 220-meter. Some homeless families that lived in the station were moved to other locations to finish works. Services were reestablished on April 1, 2015, running brand-new trains acquired to

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to run express services exclusively, with a journey time of 6 and a half hours. with the building still not finished. Works were financed by the National and Provincial Governments, at a total cost of $ 80 million. A new station building was constructed, including a waiting room for 500 people, information and ticket sales offices, accessible toilettes, coffee houses, escalator and elevator. The railway platform were extended to .

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