Urquiza Line (Buenos Aires) - Urquiza Line Today

Urquiza Line Today

The number of passengers carried by the Urquiza Line has increased steadily in recent years and several improvements have been made, including adapting stations for the disabled, grade crossings improvements, new concrete sleepers and welded rail joints for the entire line and up-dated electrical components. In the meantime, it is still possible that the rebuilding of the existing ramp at Federico Lacroze would allow connection to line B subway, enabling trains to run through to the centre of Buenos Aires, a dilemma which is uncertain at this moment, simply because the UTA (Unión Tranviarios Automotor, in English; Tram Drivers' Union) and Rail Unions are not compatible with each other and therefore do not agree on it.


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