Tren al Desarrollo

Tren al Desarrollo

La Banda station, terminus of the line.
Overview
Service type Commuter rail
Status Under construction
Locale Santiago del Estero
Predecessor Ferrocarriles Argentinos
First service 2016 [1]
Route
Start Santiago del Estero
Stops La Banda
Distance travelled 8 km (5.0 mi)
Average journey time 25 min
Line used Mitre Railway
On-board services
Class(es) Unique
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s) Government of Argentina

Tren al Desarrollo (in English: "Train to Development") is a project to run an elevated commuter rail service between the cities of Santiago del Estero (from the "Forum" station) and La Banda (with also a new building) in Santiago del Estero Province. Trains will run on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Mitre Railway tracks that are currently disused. The line will also crossed Puente Negro, a bridge that has been closed for over 40 years.[2]

At the beginning, the project only planned a 4 km-long line, then extended to 8 km. length to reach La Banda.[3][4]

Rolling stock will be railbuses made by Argentine company TecnoTren.[5] Each unit has a capacity of 100 passengers (70 seated). The journey time will be about 25 minutes.[6] Santiago Centro terminus station was inaugurated in May 2015.[7]

A total of 3 new stations will be built, "Botánico" (with access to the botanical garden), "Parque Tecnológico" (in the industrial park of the city) and "Banda", terminus of the line.[8] The total path from Forum to Banda stations will be a 5,10 metre-high viaduct to avoid interfering with road traffic.[9][1]

A third phase of the project focuses on reaching the Termas de Río Hondo, one of the main attractions of the Province,[10] although it could be extended to San Miguel de Tucumán.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "En un año estaría concluido y listo para inaugurar Tren al Desarrollo", Nuevo Diario web, 13 May 2015
  2. ↑ "Tren al Desarrollo, obra pronto a ser inaugurada", SDE Government
  3. ↑ "Randazzo visitó la futura estación del "Tren al Desarrollo" en Santiago del Estero", Telam, 17 Jun 2014
  4. ↑ "Randazzo visitó la futura estación del "Tren al Desarrollo", en Santiago del Estero", La Gaceta, 18 Jun 2014
  5. ↑ "Santiago del Estero: La estación Fórum del Tren del Desarrollo impacta por su diseño" on Crónica Ferroviaria, 11 May 2015
  6. ↑ "Iniciarán pruebas del Tren al Desarrollo en la estación Fórum", El Liberal, 12 May 2015
  7. ↑ "La gobernadora y Randazzo inauguraron el Tren al Desarrollo", Government of Santiago del Estero, 14 May 2015
  8. ↑ "Difunden cómo será el Tren al Desarrollo que tendrá Santiago del Estero", Noroeste Santafesino website
  9. ↑ "Visita oficial al Tren del Desarrollo", Rieles.com, 13 May 2015
  10. ↑ "El tren al desarrollo unirá Santiago, Banda y Las Termas", El Liberal, 18 Jun 2014
  11. ↑ "El Tren al Desarrollo unirá Santiago del Estero y Tucumán", Cadena3, 20 Jun 2014

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