Retiro Belgrano railway station

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Retiro Belgrano
Terminal station
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General information
LocationAvenida Ramos Mejía 1430
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Coordinates 34°35′26″S58°22′34″W / 34.59056°S 58.37611°W / -34.59056; -58.37611 Coordinates: 34°35′26″S58°22′34″W / 34.59056°S 58.37611°W / -34.59056; -58.37611
Owned by Government of Argentina
Operated by Ferrovías
Line(s) Belgrano Norte
Platforms6
Connections Subte Linea C (SBASE) bullet.svg
(under construction: Linea E (SBASE) bullet.svg Linea H (SBASE) bullet.svg )
Retiro Mitre
Retiro San Martín
Bus terminus
Other information
Fare zone Retiro, Buenos Aires
History
Opened1912;111 years ago (1912)
Location
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Retiro Belgrano
Location within Buenos Aires
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Retiro Belgrano
Retiro Belgrano (Argentina)
Retiro Belgrano railway station

Retiro-Belgrano, 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 Belgrano Norte Line that runs local trains to the northern suburbs of the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. It also functions as terminal station for the national cargo train General Belgrano Railway.

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Built in 1912, its Beaux-Arts design makes it one of the most recognizable landmarks of french neoclassicism in the country. The terminal is the fourth-busiest train station in Argentina.

Overview

Retiro Belgrano is the terminus for the General Belgrano Railway and is adjacent to the Retiro bus station (Terminal de Omnibus), the principal long-distance bus terminal in Buenos Aires, the Retiro Mitre station of Mitre Railway, and the Retiro San Martín station of the San Martín Railway. The complex 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.

Retiro Belgrano has three entrances, the main one on Ramos Mejía avenue, another next to the main entrance (on the same avenue) and a lateral one (on Padre Mujica street, at the east).

History

The building was built by the British Córdoba Central Railway that originally connected the cities of Rosario and Córdoba until in 1903 the Government allowed the company to extend its network to Buenos Aires, from north to south. In 1906 trains reached Villa Rosa in Pilar Partido and finally arriving in Buenos Aires in 1912. The terminal station, designed by architects Faure Dujarric (Louis Faure-Dujarric) and Robert Prentice, was remodeled and enlarged in 1914. One floor and a dome with a clock were added to the original construction. The building style has remained to present days. [1]

In 2011 the station was remodeled, repairing the external masonry, facade and dome. [2]

Historic operators

OperatorPeriod
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Córdoba Central Railway 1912–1948
Flag of Argentina.svg Ferrocarriles Argentinos 1948–1991
Flag of Argentina.svg FEMESA [n 1] 1991–1994
Flag of Argentina.svg Ferrovías 1994–present
Notes
  1. Temporary operator prior to the privatization of commuter rail services.

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