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{{short description|Rapid transit line of Buenos Aires}}
{{Infobox rail line
{{Infobox rail line
| name = [[File:Línea C (SBASE).svg|50px]] <br /> <span style="color:Blue;">Line C</span>
| name = [[File:Línea C (SBASE) bullet.svg|50px]] <br /> Line C
| image = File:Boca de la estación de subte General San Martín.JPG
| image = File:Boca de acceso Gral San Martín 02.jpg
| image_width = 275
| image_width = 275
| caption =<small>'''General San Martín entrance'''</small>
| caption = <small>'''General San Martín entrance'''</small>
| type = [[Rapid transit]]
| type = [[Rapid transit]]
| system = [[Buenos Aires Underground]]
| system = [[Buenos Aires Underground]]
| status =
| status =
| locale =
| locale =
| start = [[Retiro (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Retiro]]
| start = [[Retiro (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Retiro]]
| end = [[Constitución (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Constitución]]
| end = [[Constitución (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Constitución]]
| stations = 9
| stations = 9
| daily_ridership = 208,000 (2018)<ref name="Clarin">{{cite web |url=https://www.clarin.com/ciudades/subte-record-pasajeros-siguen-quejas-servicio-busca-mejorar-obras_0_S1jcmz0Sm.html |title=Subte: con récord de pasajeros, siguen las quejas por el servicio y busca mejorar con más obras |date=13 August 2018 |access-date=2019-03-21}}</ref> [[Image:Increase.svg|10px]] 15.22% <ref name="Enelsubte">{{cite web |url=https://www.clarin.com/ciudades/subte-record-pasajeros-siguen-quejas-servicio-busca-mejorar-obras_0_S1jcmz0Sm.html |title=En 2018 el Subte transportó la mayor cantidad de pasajeros en 25 años |date=20 February 2019 |access-date=2019-04-05}}</ref>
| ridership = 338,618 (2009)<ref>[http://edant.clarin.com/diario/2009/06/10/um/m-01936010.htm Subte récord: ya transporta 1.7 millón de pasajeros por día.] [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|Clarín]] - (Spanish) - Retrieved 2011-01-20</ref> [[Image:Increase.svg|10px]] 6.7%
| open = 1934
| open = 1934
| close =
| close =
| owner =
| owner =
| operator = [[Metrovías]]
| operator = [[Metrovías]]
| character = Underground
| character = Underground
| stock =
| stock =
| linelength = 4.3 km (2.67 mi)
| linelength = 4.3 km (2.67 mi)
| tracklength =
| tracklength =
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}}
| notrack =
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| electrification = [[Overhead lines|Catenary]] 1500 V DC
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| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}}
| speed =
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| el = [[Overhead lines|Catenary]]
| elevation =
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| map = {{Line C (BA)}}
| elevation =
| map_state =
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| map = {{Line C (BA)}}
}}{{Update|date=October 2022}}
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'''Line C''' of the [[Buenos Aires Underground]], that runs from [[Retiro (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Retiro]] to [[Constitución (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Constitución]] terminus, opened on 9 November 1934, and it has a length of {{convert|4.3|km|abbr=on}}. It runs under Lima Sur, Bernardo de Irigoyen, Carlos Pellegrini, Esmeralda, la [[Plaza San Martín (Buenos Aires)|Plaza San Martín]] and Avenida Ramos Mejia streets. It not only connects to every other line on the system (with the exception of [[Line H (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line H]], which it is planned will be connected at a later date), but its termini at [[Retiro railway station|Retiro]] and [[Constitución railway station|Constitución]] also connect it to some of the most important [[Rail transport in Argentina#Commuter networks|commuter rail networks in Buenos Aires]], such as the [[Mitre Line (Buenos Aires)|Mitre]] and [[Roca Line (Buenos Aires)|Roca]] lines and also [[Transport in Argentina#Long-distance passenger services|long-distance passenger services]]. It is thus an important artery in Buenos Aires' transport system. At the same time, it is also the shortest line in both terms of length and number of stations.
}}


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It was the third line of the network to provide rail services to the public, after [[Line A (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line A]] and [[Line B (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line B]]. Up until 2007 with the opening of line H, it was the only line in the system providing a north–south service.
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'''Line C''' of the [[Buenos Aires Underground]], that runs from [[Retiro (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Retiro]] to [[Constitución (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Constitución]] terminus, opened on 9 November 1934, and it has a length of 4.3&nbsp;km. It runs under such streets as Lima Sur, Bernardo de Irigoyen, Carlos Pellegrini, Esmeralda, la [[Plaza San Martín (Buenos Aires)|Plaza San Martín]] and Avenida Ramos Mejia. It not only connects to every other line on the system (with the exception of [[Line H (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line H]], which will be connected at a later date), but its termini at [[Retiro railway station|Retiro]] and [[Constitución railway station|Constitución]] also connect it to some of the most important [[Rail transport in Argentina#Commuter networks|commuter rail networks in Buenos Aires]], such as the [[Mitre Line (Buenos Aires)|Mitre]] and [[Roca Line (Buenos Aires)|Roca]] lines and also [[Transport in Argentina#Long-distance passenger services|long distance passenger services]]. It is thus an important artery in Buenos Aires' transport system. At the same time, it is also the shortest line in both terms of length and number of stations.


[[File:Línea C del Subte de Buenos Aires.svg|Line C map|thumb|300px]]
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It was the third line of the network to provide service to the public, after [[Line A (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line A]] and [[Line B (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line B]]. Up until 2007 with the aperture of line H, it was the only line in the system providing a North-South service.


==History==
==History==
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The line was constructed by the Compañía Hispano Argentina de Obras Públicas y Finanzas (CHADOPyF, Hispanic-Argentine Company for Public Works and Finances), headed by a Spanish nobleman, Rafael Benjumea, the Count of [[Guadalhorce]]. This company took on the task because the Great Depression of the 1930s meant that the [[Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company]] (which owned most of the then vast tram network in the city) pulled out of its construction.<ref name="cultura">[http://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/turismo-cultural/la-linea-c-cumple-80-anos/ La línea C cumple 80 años] – Diario de Cultura.</ref> The line was subsequently opened in 1934 and extended from the present terminus at Constitución to [[Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña|Diagonal Norte]] in the centre of the city. The stretch from Diagonal Norte to its present terminus at Retiro was opened in 1936 and marked the last expansion of the line, which remains the only line not to be extended since then.
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[[File:Conde Guadalhorce.jpg|thumb|left|180px|The Count of Guadalhorce, who oversaw the construction of the line.]]
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The line was constructed by the Hispanic-Argentine Company for Public Works and Finances (CHADOPyF), headed by a Spanish nobleman, the Count of [[Guadalhorce]] after the Great Depression of the 1930s had meant the [[English Argentine|Anglo-Argentine]] Tramways Company (which owned most of the then-vast tram network in the city) pulled out of its construction.<ref name="cultura">[http://www.diariodecultura.com.ar/turismo-cultural/la-linea-c-cumple-80-anos/ La línea C cumple 80 años] - Diario de Cultura.</ref> The line was subsequently opened in 1934 and extended from the present terminus at Constitución to [[Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña|Diagonal Norte]] in the centre of the city. The stretch from Diagonal Norte to its present terminus at Retiro was then opened in 1936 and marked the last expansion of the line, which remains the only line not to be extended since then.


On opening, the stations were decorated with murals depicting rural [[Spain]] created by Argentine artists Martín S. Noel and Manuel Escasani,<ref>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/subte/nuestra-historia/linea-c Línea C] - Buenos Aires Ciduad</ref> as well as some stations taking [[Moorish]] influences and were painted with gold powder. It had advanced technology for the time, such as [[Automatic Train Stop]] (ATS).<ref name="cultura" />
On opening, the stations were decorated with murals depicting rural [[Spain]] created by Argentine artists Martín S. Noel and Manuel Escasani,<ref>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/subte/nuestra-historia/linea-c Línea C] – Buenos Aires Ciduad</ref> as well as some stations reflecting [[Moorish]] influences and were painted with gold powder. It had advanced technology for the time, such as [[Automatic Train Stop]] (ATS).<ref name="cultura" />


When [[Line E (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line E]] was opened in 1938, its original terminus was shared with that of Line C at Constitución, however the route of Line E was altered in 1966 for the lines to meet instead at [[Independencia (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Independencia]], where they still do so to this day.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/linea-e-70-anos-buscando-pasajeros-3243/ Línea E: 70 años buscando pasajeros] - EnElSubte, June 2014</ref> With the current extension of Line E and Line H, they will both meet Line C at Retiro, where all three will terminate.
When [[Line E (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line E]] was opened in 1938, its original terminus was shared with that of Line C at Constitución. However, Line Es' route was altered in 1966 for the lines to meet instead at [[Independencia (Line C Buenos Aires Underground)|Independencia]], where they still do so to this day.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/linea-e-70-anos-buscando-pasajeros-3243/ Línea E: 70 años buscando pasajeros] – EnElSubte, June 2014</ref> With the extensions of Line E and Line H, they now meet Line C at Retiro, where all three terminate.


[[Siemens]] are currently modernising the signalling systems on the line, at a cost of $18 million which includes the use of [[Communications-based train control]] (CBTC) in order to improve the line's frequency and potentially open up the possibility of automatic trains in the future. The work is expected to be completed towards the end of 2016.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/siemens-modernizara-las-senales-de-la-linea-c/ Siemens modernizará las señales de la línea C] - EnElSubte, 1 October 2014.</ref>
[[Siemens]] has modernised the signalling systems on the line, at a cost of $18 million which included the use of [[Communications-based train control]] (CBTC) in order to improve the line's frequency and potentially open up the possibility of automatic trains in the future. The work was completed towards the end of 2016.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/siemens-modernizara-las-senales-de-la-linea-c/ Siemens modernizará las señales de la línea C] – EnElSubte, 1 October 2014.</ref>


Aside from the signalling system, the line will is also having its stations refurbished, its rolling stock refurbished and replace and ventilation improved, in part to compensate from the extra heat associated with the air conditioning units added to the trains. Major works are also under way at [[Constitución railway station]] to provide better transfers between the [[Roca Line[]], Line C and [[Metrobus Sur]] in the area, which includes the construction of a new underground annex to the station.<ref name=transbordo />
Aside from the signalling system, the line has had its stations refurbished, its rolling stock refurbished and ventilation improved, in part to compensate from the extra heat associated with the air conditioning units added to the trains. Major works took place at [[Constitución railway station]] to provide better transfers between the [[Roca Line]], Line C and [[Metrobus Sur]] in the area, which includes the construction of a new underground annex to the station.<ref name="transbordo" /> Large segments of track, as well as switches, were replaced.<ref>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/grandes-obras-del-subte-que-no-percibis-simple-vista Grandes obras del subte que no percibís a simple vista] – Buenos Aires Ciudad, 18 September 2015.</ref>


==Rolling stock==
==Rolling stock==
{{Main|Buenos Aires Underground rolling stock}}
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When the line was first opened, it was served by [[Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel]] rolling stock in its entireity up until 2007. In 1999, trains were purchased from the [[Nagoya Municipal Subway]] but they ultimately ended up serving [[Line D (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line D]], and were then sent to Line C in 2007 as Line D acquired more new [[Alstom]] rolling stock and [[Line H (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line H]] was opened, meaning that the Siemens O&K trains were needed there as temporary stock until newer [[Alstom Metropolis]] trains arrived there.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/ferrofilatelismo-1086/ Ferrofilatelia] - EnElSubte, 6 June 2010.</ref><ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/asi-son-los-nuevos-trenes-alstom-para-la-linea-h/ Así son los nuevos trenes Alstom para la línea H] - EnElSubte, 25 March 2015.</ref>
[[File:Nagoya-300-5.jpg|thumbnail|Interior of the Nagoya 300 Series rolling stock]]
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[[File:Conde Guadalhorce.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Rafael Benjumea, the Count of Guadalhorce, who oversaw the construction of the line.]]
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When the line was first opened, it was served by [[Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel]] rolling stock in its entirety until 2007. In 1999, trains were purchased from the [[Nagoya Municipal Subway]] but they ultimately ended up being used on [[Line D (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line D]], and were then sent to Line C in 2007 as Line D acquired more new [[Alstom]] rolling stock and [[Line H (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line H]] was opened, meaning that the Siemens O&K trains were needed there as temporary stock until newer [[Alstom Metropolis]] trains arrived there.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/ferrofilatelismo-1086/ Ferrofilatelia] – EnElSubte, 6 June 2010.</ref><ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/asi-son-los-nuevos-trenes-alstom-para-la-linea-h/ Así son los nuevos trenes Alstom para la línea H] – EnElSubte, 25 March 2015.</ref>


In 2015, refurbished [[Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series]] rolling stock began to arrive, adding 50% capacity to the line's existing Nagoya trains and reducing journey times.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1760476-subte-llegan-los-primeros-coches-con-aire-acondicionado-que-se-sumaran-a-la-linea-c Subte: llegan los primeros coches con aire acondicionado que se sumarán a la línea C] - [[La Nacion]], January 2015</ref> Though the rolling stock is in very good condition and will be further refurbished, the purchase was criticised by the Minister of the Interior and Transport, [[Florencio Randazzo]], who accused the Municipal Government of buying dated rolling stock in contrast to the brand new rolling stock purchased by the Ministry for Buenos Aires' commuter rail network and Line A of the underground.<ref>[http://wwwcronicaferroviaria.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/randazzo-revelo-que-macri-compro.html Randazzo reveló que Macri compró formaciones de subte de más de 30 años] - Cronica Ferroviaria, March 2015</ref><ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/piccardo-admitio-que-los-nagoya-son-de-1980-y-corto-cuando-le-preguntaron-por-que-no-se-compraron-nuevos/ Piccardo elude responder por qué se eligió comprar trenes usados] - EnElSubte, March 2015</ref> Along with the purchase, the existing Nagoya rolling stock will also be refurbished with [[air conditioning]].<ref name=transbordo>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/el-detalle-de-las-obras-0 El Centro de Transbordo Constitución] - Buenos Aires Ciudad, 18 August 2015.</ref>
In 2015, refurbished [[Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series]] rolling stock began to arrive, adding 50% capacity to the line's existing Nagoya trains and reducing journey times.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1760476-subte-llegan-los-primeros-coches-con-aire-acondicionado-que-se-sumaran-a-la-linea-c Subte: llegan los primeros coches con aire acondicionado que se sumarán a la línea C] – [[La Nacion]], January 2015</ref> Though the rolling stock was in very good condition and was further refurbished, the purchase was criticised by the Minister of the Interior and Transport, [[Florencio Randazzo]], who accused the Municipal Government of buying dated rolling stock in contrast to the brand new rolling stock purchased by the Ministry for Buenos Aires' commuter rail network and Line A of the underground.<ref>[http://wwwcronicaferroviaria.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/randazzo-revelo-que-macri-compro.html Randazzo reveló que Macri compró formaciones de subte de más de 30 años] – Cronica Ferroviaria, March 2015</ref><ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/piccardo-admitio-que-los-nagoya-son-de-1980-y-corto-cuando-le-preguntaron-por-que-no-se-compraron-nuevos/ Piccardo elude responder por qué se eligió comprar trenes usados] – EnElSubte, March 2015</ref> Along with the purchase, the existing Nagoya rolling stock was refurbished with [[air conditioning]].<ref name=transbordo>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/el-detalle-de-las-obras-0 El Centro de Transbordo Constitución] – Buenos Aires Ciudad, 18 August 2015.</ref> 200 Series trains were gradually introduced to the line beginning in 2018, slowly replacing the Nagoya 250/300/700/1200 series cars until the final set was retired in 2020.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
<gallery class="center">
File:Line C exit.jpg|Exit to [[Constitución railway station]] c.1934
File:Line C exit.jpg|Exit to [[Constitución railway station]] c.1934
Turnstiles on line C.jpg|Passengers going through turnstiles on the line c.1934
File:Turnstiles on line C.jpg|Passengers going through turnstiles on the line c.1934
File:Diagonal Norte (ca 1936, AGN).jpg|Entrance to Diagonal Norte station, c.1936
File:Diagonal Norte (ca 1936, AGN).jpg|Entrance to Diagonal Norte station, c.1936
File:Buenos Aires - Subte - Combinación en Constitución.jpg|Passengers entering Line C from the former Line E station at Constitución
File:Buenos Aires - Subte - Combinación en Constitución.jpg|Passengers entering Line C from the former Line E station at Constitución
File:Buenos Aires - Subte - Retiro 1.jpg|Passengers unloading at Retiro station
File:Estación General San Martín - Subte de Buenos Aires.jpg|General San Martín station interior
File:Estación General San Martín - Subte de Buenos Aires.jpg|General San Martín station interior
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Línea C (Subterráneo Buenos Aires)|Line C}}
{{Commons category|Línea C (Subterráneo Buenos Aires)|Line C}}
* [http://www.sbase.com.ar/en// Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (Official Page)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101225113304/http://www.sbase.com.ar/en/ Subterráneos de Buenos Aires (Official Page)]
* [http://www.metrovias.com.ar/V2/Home-En.asp?lang=EN Metrovías S.A. Subte Operator (Official Page)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101020080935/http://www.metrovias.com.ar/v2/Home-En.asp?lang=EN Metrovías S.A. Subte Operator (Official Page)]
* [http://www.sbase.com.ar/en/index.php/the-network/line-c Subterráneos de Buenos Aires, C Line]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110418045213/http://www.sbase.com.ar/en/index.php/the-network/line-c Subterráneos de Buenos Aires, C Line]
* [http://www.subte.com.ar/mapas/subte.asp System map]
* [http://www.subte.com.ar/mapas/subte.asp System map]


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Latest revision as of 00:25, 19 June 2024


Line C
General San Martín entrance
Overview
Termini
Stations9
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemBuenos Aires Underground
Operator(s)Metrovías
Daily ridership208,000 (2018)[1] 15.22% [2]
History
Opened1934
Technical
Line length4.3 km (2.67 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
ElectrificationCatenary 1500 V DC
Route map

Legend
 Retiro
General Bartolomé Mitre Railway
 General San Martín
San Martín Workshops
 Lavalle
Diagonal Norte
Service tunnel
 Avenida de Mayo
Moreno
Independencia
San Juan
Line E
San José Workshops
 Constitución
General Roca Railway
This diagram:

Line C of the Buenos Aires Underground, that runs from Retiro to Constitución terminus, opened on 9 November 1934, and it has a length of 4.3 km (2.7 mi). It runs under Lima Sur, Bernardo de Irigoyen, Carlos Pellegrini, Esmeralda, la Plaza San Martín and Avenida Ramos Mejia streets. It not only connects to every other line on the system (with the exception of Line H, which it is planned will be connected at a later date), but its termini at Retiro and Constitución also connect it to some of the most important commuter rail networks in Buenos Aires, such as the Mitre and Roca lines and also long-distance passenger services. It is thus an important artery in Buenos Aires' transport system. At the same time, it is also the shortest line in both terms of length and number of stations.

It was the third line of the network to provide rail services to the public, after Line A and Line B. Up until 2007 with the opening of line H, it was the only line in the system providing a north–south service.

Line C map

History

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The line was constructed by the Compañía Hispano Argentina de Obras Públicas y Finanzas (CHADOPyF, Hispanic-Argentine Company for Public Works and Finances), headed by a Spanish nobleman, Rafael Benjumea, the Count of Guadalhorce. This company took on the task because the Great Depression of the 1930s meant that the Anglo-Argentine Tramways Company (which owned most of the then vast tram network in the city) pulled out of its construction.[3] The line was subsequently opened in 1934 and extended from the present terminus at Constitución to Diagonal Norte in the centre of the city. The stretch from Diagonal Norte to its present terminus at Retiro was opened in 1936 and marked the last expansion of the line, which remains the only line not to be extended since then.

On opening, the stations were decorated with murals depicting rural Spain created by Argentine artists Martín S. Noel and Manuel Escasani,[4] as well as some stations reflecting Moorish influences and were painted with gold powder. It had advanced technology for the time, such as Automatic Train Stop (ATS).[3]

When Line E was opened in 1938, its original terminus was shared with that of Line C at Constitución. However, Line Es' route was altered in 1966 for the lines to meet instead at Independencia, where they still do so to this day.[5] With the extensions of Line E and Line H, they now meet Line C at Retiro, where all three terminate.

Siemens has modernised the signalling systems on the line, at a cost of $18 million which included the use of Communications-based train control (CBTC) in order to improve the line's frequency and potentially open up the possibility of automatic trains in the future. The work was completed towards the end of 2016.[6]

Aside from the signalling system, the line has had its stations refurbished, its rolling stock refurbished and ventilation improved, in part to compensate from the extra heat associated with the air conditioning units added to the trains. Major works took place at Constitución railway station to provide better transfers between the Roca Line, Line C and Metrobus Sur in the area, which includes the construction of a new underground annex to the station.[7] Large segments of track, as well as switches, were replaced.[8]

Rolling stock

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Main article: Buenos Aires Underground rolling stock
Interior of the Nagoya 300 Series rolling stock
Rafael Benjumea, the Count of Guadalhorce, who oversaw the construction of the line.

When the line was first opened, it was served by Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel rolling stock in its entirety until 2007. In 1999, trains were purchased from the Nagoya Municipal Subway but they ultimately ended up being used on Line D, and were then sent to Line C in 2007 as Line D acquired more new Alstom rolling stock and Line H was opened, meaning that the Siemens O&K trains were needed there as temporary stock until newer Alstom Metropolis trains arrived there.[9][10]

In 2015, refurbished Nagoya Municipal Subway 5000 series rolling stock began to arrive, adding 50% capacity to the line's existing Nagoya trains and reducing journey times.[11] Though the rolling stock was in very good condition and was further refurbished, the purchase was criticised by the Minister of the Interior and Transport, Florencio Randazzo, who accused the Municipal Government of buying dated rolling stock in contrast to the brand new rolling stock purchased by the Ministry for Buenos Aires' commuter rail network and Line A of the underground.[12][13] Along with the purchase, the existing Nagoya rolling stock was refurbished with air conditioning.[7] 200 Series trains were gradually introduced to the line beginning in 2018, slowly replacing the Nagoya 250/300/700/1200 series cars until the final set was retired in 2020.

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  • Exit to Constitución railway station c.1934
    Exit to Constitución railway station c.1934
  • Passengers going through turnstiles on the line c.1934
    Passengers going through turnstiles on the line c.1934
  • Entrance to Diagonal Norte station, c.1936
    Entrance to Diagonal Norte station, c.1936
  • Passengers entering Line C from the former Line E station at Constitución
    Passengers entering Line C from the former Line E station at Constitución
  • General San Martín station interior
    General San Martín station interior

References

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  1. ^ "Subte: con récord de pasajeros, siguen las quejas por el servicio y busca mejorar con más obras". 13 August 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  2. ^ "En 2018 el Subte transportó la mayor cantidad de pasajeros en 25 años". 20 February 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  3. ^ a b La línea C cumple 80 años – Diario de Cultura.
  4. ^ Línea C – Buenos Aires Ciduad
  5. ^ Línea E: 70 años buscando pasajeros – EnElSubte, June 2014
  6. ^ Siemens modernizará las señales de la línea C – EnElSubte, 1 October 2014.
  7. ^ a b El Centro de Transbordo Constitución – Buenos Aires Ciudad, 18 August 2015.
  8. ^ Grandes obras del subte que no percibís a simple vista – Buenos Aires Ciudad, 18 September 2015.
  9. ^ Ferrofilatelia – EnElSubte, 6 June 2010.
  10. ^ Así son los nuevos trenes Alstom para la línea H – EnElSubte, 25 March 2015.
  11. ^ Subte: llegan los primeros coches con aire acondicionado que se sumarán a la línea C – La Nacion, January 2015
  12. ^ Randazzo reveló que Macri compró formaciones de subte de más de 30 años – Cronica Ferroviaria, March 2015
  13. ^ Piccardo elude responder por qué se eligió comprar trenes usados – EnElSubte, March 2015
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