Retiro is a
railway station complex in
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the RÃo de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...
,
Argentina
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, that includes three main terminal train stations (
Retiro-Mitre,
Retiro-Belgrano and
Retiro-San MartÃn) and two terminal subway stations (
Retiro of Line C and
Retiro of Line E).
The complex is named after the neighborhood where it is located,
Retiro. It is close to
Retiro Bus Terminal Station, the country´s biggest bus terminal.
Overview
The stations are very close to the
Retiro bus station
Retiro bus station () is the main bus terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is situated in the Retiro, Buenos Aires, Retiro district, two blocks north of Retiro railway station.
Overview
The station was commissioned in 1980 by the municipal ...
(''Terminal de Omnibus''), the principal long-distance bus terminal in Buenos Aires. The complex is also accessible by the
C line of the
Buenos Aires Metro
The Buenos Aires Underground (), locally known as Subte (), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Plaza Miserere) opened in 1913, making it the ...
system and by numerous local public bus services. The stations will also be accessible by both
Line E and
Line H of the metro once their extensions are complete.
Three stations are located opposite
Plaza San MartÃn, a large park.
Services
Commuter rail
Retiro is the largest railway complex in Buenos Aires and more commuter trains arrive and depart from here than in any other station in the city. As of 2015, the following companies operate regular services to the suburbs of Buenos Aires along three principal lines:
*
Mitre
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service calling at José León Suárez (
General San MartÃn Partido
General San MartÃn Partido is a partido in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area, immediately to the north-west of the Capital federal in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of 422,830 inhabitants in an are ...
),
Tigre, and
Bartolomé Mitre
Bartolomé Mitre (26 June 1821 – 19 January 1906) was an Argentine statesman, soldier and author. He was President of Argentina from 1862 to 1868 and the first president of Argentine Civil Wars#National unification, unified Argentina.
Mitre i ...
along its three branches.
Long-distance
Long distance or Long-distance may refer to:
*Long-distance calling
*Long-distance operator
*Long-distance relationship
* Long-distance train
*Long-distance anchor pylon, see dead-end tower
Footpaths
*Long-distance trail
*European long-dista ...
services to
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
and
Tucumán cities. Both operated by
Trenes Argentinos
Trenes Argentinos is the name that has been given since 2014 to a group of state-owned companies of Argentina, responsible for the operation of passenger and freight trains, infrastructure, and personal management. Although all its components are ...
.
*
Belgrano Norte service to Villa Rosa (
Pilar Partido
Pilar Partido is a Partidos of Buenos Aires, partido in the northern part of Greater Buenos Aires in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The provincial subdivision has a population of about 232,000 inhabitants in an area of , and its capital city i ...
). Operated by
private company
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FerrovÃas
FerrovÃas S.A.C. is a privately owned company which, on 1 April 1994, took over the concession, granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of the (metre gauge) ...
.
*
San MartÃn service calling at
Villa Devoto
Villa Devoto is a neighborhood or district located in the northwestern area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Its administrative limits are defined by Lope de Vega, General Paz, San MartÃn, and Francisco Beiró Avenues; and JoaquÃn V. Gonzà ...
,
El Palomar,
Caseros Caseros might refer to:
* Caseros, Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Caseros (Entre RÃos), Argentina
* Caseros Department, a provincial political subdivision in Santa Fe Province, Argentina
* Caseros Prison, Argentina
* Battle of Caseros
The Battl ...
and
Pilar, amongst others. Operated by Trenes Argentinos.
Long-distance
In addition to its status as the hub of an extensive commuter railway network, Retiro stations are also the terminus of a few long-distance passenger services which provide access to cities in the north and west of the country. As of 2015, state-owned
Trenes Argentinos
Trenes Argentinos is the name that has been given since 2014 to a group of state-owned companies of Argentina, responsible for the operation of passenger and freight trains, infrastructure, and personal management. Although all its components are ...
manages long-distance services to the cities of
Córdoba Córdoba most commonly refers to:
* Córdoba, Spain, a major city in southern Spain and formerly the imperial capital of Islamic Spain
* Córdoba, Argentina, the second largest city in Argentina and the capital of Córdoba Province
Córdoba or Cord ...
,
Tucumán and
Rosario
Rosario () is the largest city in the central provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe. The city, located northwest of Buenos Aires on the west bank of the Paraná River, is the third-most populous city in the ...
. Those services had been run by defunct company
Ferrocentral
Ferrocentral was an Argentine private railway company, with a name being a portmanteau of the Spanish words for "Central Rail". It operated long-distance passenger trains from its base at Retiro Mitre station in Buenos Aires to several locations ...
.
From the Retiro San MartÃn station trains depart to
Rufino station in
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe (, , lit. "Holy Faith") is a Provinces of Argentina, province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco Province, Chaco (divided by the 2 ...
.
["Después de más de dos décadas volvió el tren de pasajeros a Rufino"]
Cronica Ferroviaria, 2 March 2015
''La Capital'', 27 Feb 2015
Gallery
File:Terminal Retiro de Ferrocaril.jpg, Mitre
File:Retiro. Vista del hall central.jpg
File:Retiro, Belgrano Norte.jpg, Belgrano
File:Buenos Aires - Retiro - Retiro Belgrano.jpg, Belgrano
File:RetiroSM.JPG, San MartÃn
File:Retiro San MartÃn (5).jpg, San MartÃn
See also
*Retiro Belgrano railway station
Retiro-Belgrano, or simply Retiro, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the neighborhood of Retiro, it serves as terminal station for the Belgrano Norte Line that runs local trains to ...
*Retiro Mitre railway station
Retiro-Mitre, or simply Retiro, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the neighborhood of Retiro, it serves as terminal station for the Mitre Line that runs local trains to the northern ...
*Retiro San MartÃn railway station Retiro (Spanish for ''retirement'' or ''retreat'') may refer to:
Places
* Retiro, Antioquia, a municipality in Antioquia, Colombia
*Retiro, Buenos Aires, a neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina
** Retiro bus station, the main bus terminal in Bue ...
*Rail transport in Argentina
The Argentine railway network consisted of a network at the end of the Second World War and was, in its time, one of the most extensive and prosperous in the world. However, with the increase in highway construction, there followed a sharp decl ...
*Retiro (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)
Retiro is a station on Line C of the Buenos Aires Underground and is the current terminus. The station is a part of the larger Retiro railway station which connects to the Mitre, San MartÃn and Belgrano railways, as well as their correspondin ...
*Retiro (Line E Buenos Aires Underground)
Retiro is the terminus station on Line E (Buenos Aires Underground), Line E of the Buenos Aires Underground. The station is part of the larger Retiro railway station which connects to the General Mitre Railway, Mitre, General San MartÃn Railway, ...
* Retiro (Line G Buenos Aires Underground)
* Retiro (Line H Buenos Aires Underground)
References
External links
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Railway stations in Buenos Aires
Railway stations in Argentina opened in 1915