Retiro San Martín railway station

This article is about the Retiro-Mitre railway station. For the railway station complex of the same name, see Retiro railway station.

Retiro San Martín
Inter-city & Commuter rails
Station facade
General information
Location	Av. Ramos Mejía 1500, Buenos Aires Argentina
Coordinates	34°35′25.8″S 58°22′33.96″W
Owned by	Government of Argentina
Operated by	Trenes Argentinos
Line(s)	San Martín Railway
Platforms	5
Connections	Subte (under construction: ) Retiro Belgrano Retiro Mitre Bus terminus
Other information
Fare zone	Retiro, Buenos Aires
History
Opened	1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Location Retiro San Martín Location within Buenos Aires Show map of Buenos Aires Retiro San Martín Retiro San Martín (Argentina) Show map of Argentina Retiro San Martín Retiro San Martín (South America) Show map of South America

Retiro-San Martín, or simply Retiro, is one of the six large mainline railway station termini in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Located in the neighborhood of Retiro, it serves as terminal station for the San Martín Line that runs local trains to the northwestern suburbs of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. It also functions as terminal station for the national train General San Martín Railway.

Overview

Retiro San Martín is the terminus for the San Martín Railway, and lies between Retiro Belgrano station and Retiro bus station (Terminal de Omnibus), the principal long-distance bus terminal in Buenos Aires.

Retiro San Martín is accessible by the C line of the Buenos Aires Metro system and by numerous local public bus services. The station will also be accessible by both Line E and Line H of the metro once their extensions are complete.

History

The station was inaugurated in 1912 by the Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway (BAP), as part of the extension of the service from Palermo through the city with brick bridges. The building built then and currently stands, consisted of a pre-assembled structure of iron, wood and metal that should work provisionally until the construction of a masonry building of monumental appearance, similar to other station buildings in the area. However, this building was never built.[1]

Services

The station is the terminus of commuter and suburban trains to Dr. Domingo Cabred (in Luján Partido), and Alberdi (in Leandro N. Alem Partido); both in the north-western area of Buenos Aires Province. The line to Alberdi, via Junín, is operated by Trenes Argentinos.[2]

Until 10 March 1993, the year of abolition of long-distance services of Ferrocarriles Argentinos, the long-distance trains departing from Retiro San Martín reached San Luis, Mendoza, San Juan and Villa Dolores.[3]

Historic operators

Operator	Period
Buenos Aires and Pacific Railway	1912–48
Ferrocarriles Argentinos	1948–91
FEMESA [n 1]	1991–94
Metropolitano	1994–2005
UGOFE [n 2]	2005–14
Corredores Ferroviarios [n 2]	2014–15
Trenes Argentinos Operaciones	2015–present

Notes

1. Temporary operator prior to the privatization of commuter rail services.
2. Temporary operator after the Government revoked concession to Metropolitano.

Gallery

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  Secondary station entrance
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  Platforms 2 and 3
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  Platform 5
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  Passengers waiting for buses outside the station

References

1. (in Spanish) Argentine General Directorate of Heritage: Retiro B.A.P. Terminus Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
2. (in Spanish) Buenos Aires Retiro-Junín-Alberdi train service
3. (in Spanish) "Ten Years without Ferrocarriles Argentins" (article on "Plataforma 14")