Tren al Desarrollo

Tren al Desarrollo (in English: "Train to Development") is 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 run on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Mitre Railway tracks were disused. The line also crosses the Puente Negro, a bridge that had been closed for over 40 years.[2]

Tren al Desarrollo
La Banda station, terminus of the line.
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusActive
LocaleSantiago del Estero
PredecessorFerrocarriles Argentinos
First serviceSeptember 19, 2016 (2016-09-19)
Route
StartSantiago del Estero
StopsLa Banda
Distance travelled8 km (5.0 mi)
Average journey time25 min
Service frequency30 min [1]
Line(s) usedMitre Railway
On-board services
Class(es)Unique
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Government of Argentina

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 used are 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 were projected to 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][10]

A third phase of the project focuses on reaching the Termas de Río Hondo, one of the main attractions of the Province,[11] although it could be extended to San Miguel de Tucumán.[12]

In September 2016, the first section of 4-km length (from Santiago to Nodo Tecnológico) was inaugurated. The next section to La Banda is expected to be opened in March 2017.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Mirá los horarios en los que puedes viajar en el Tren al Desarrollo a Tecnópolis", Nuevo Diario, 20 Sep 2016
  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. "En un año estaría concluido y listo para inaugurar Tren al Desarrollo", Nuevo Diario web, 13 May 2015
  11. "El tren al desarrollo unirá Santiago, Banda y Las Termas", El Liberal, 18 Jun 2014
  12. "El Tren al Desarrollo unirá Santiago del Estero y Tucumán", Cadena3, 20 Jun 2014
  13. "Claudia de Zamora inauguró el primer tramo del Tren al Desarrollo", El Liberal, 19 Sep 2016

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