From the recovery of more than 3 thousand kilometers of freight and passenger railways, with the aim of reconnecting Argentines from all corners of the country, the national government has benefited more than 3 million inhabitants of 12 Argentine provinces with the reactivation of 20 branches. (17 for passengers and 3 for freight).

In this regard, the Minister of Transport of the Nation, Diego Giuliano, explained: “We manage with a clear objective, which Sergio Massa has set for us since our arrival in government: to ensure that transport reaches more and more people and or in the service of national production. The train is a key player in this, as Argentina grew and developed alongside the railway. »

“Today, more than half of Argentina’s provinces are connected by our rail network. A network in constant expansion whereas, until recently, it was contracting and leaving cities disconnected. This reactivation of 20 agencies, with 79 sites integrated into our rail system, means that there are more than 3 million people who now have more opportunities, who can thrive where they choose to live and who are closer , not only from their affections, from their place of study, from urban centers, are also closer to realizing their goals and dreams,” added Minister Giuliano.

Thus, within the framework of coordinated work between the Ministry of Transport of the Nation and Trenes Argentinos, it was obtained that: in Salta, the Salta-Güemes regional service was extended to Campo Quijano, after 51 years; the train arrives again in Cañada de Gómez after 45 years; in Santiago del Estero, the train returned to Fernández, after 31 years; in Entre Ríos, the train returned to La Picada, after 29 years; After 30 years, the tourist train that connects Mercedes to Tomás Jofré is back; San Luis and Mendoza reconnected with Buenos Aires by train, after 30 years.

In addition, in Chaco, the service that connects Cacuí to Resistencia was put back into service after 3 years; The train also arrived again in Pinamar, after 5 years; in Neuquén the train arrived in Plottier after 28 years; in Córdoba, the Sierras train was extended and the metropolitan train was reactivated; the train reconnected Bragado to Pehuajó, after 7 years; and the service of the Belgrano Sur line, which connects Sáenz – González Catán to Marcos Paz, was extended to the Villars station in General Las Heras.

At the same time, 19 stops were recovered on long-distance and regional train services. So, in Córdoba, the train stopped again at 3 stations: Correa (after 44 years), Leones (after 30 years) and San Nicolás (after 30 years). The Rosario service was provided in 3 stations: Arroyo Seco (after 19 years), Lima (after 30 years) and Gobernador Castro (after 30 years). The Tucumano Train in 4 stations: Serodino (after 33 years), San Lorenzo (after 15 years), Herrera (after 29 years) and Andino (after 46 years). In turn, the Chaco regional service added 3 stations: Belgrano, San Martín and Sierra de Córdoba. And on the Tren del Valle, 7 new intermediate stations were inaugurated: Constituciónntes, El Cholar, Ignacio Rivas, Barrio Unión, ETON, Neuquén Airport and Neuquén Central.