Line A (Buenos Aires Metro)

The line A (Spanish Línea A) is the oldest line of the subway of Buenos Aires. It runs between the stations of Plaza de Mayo and Carabobo. An extension to the station San Pedrito is planned.

Description

Line A was opened on December 1, 1913 with a total length of 7.13 km. This makes it the oldest subway line in South America and the entire southern hemisphere and one of the oldest still in operation, since the technique used is better than some new high- tech railway. The line A became one of the symbols of Buenos Aires and still used the wagons which were used as early as 1913. The cars are from the Belgian company La Brugeoise et Nivelles and modernized in 1926. Between 1915 and 1926 she also ran in the section between the Avenidas Lacarra and Avenida Rivadavia, where they at ground level. A special feature of this car was until 1926 that they had low doors on the wagon ends to get you started on the road and high doors in the middle of the entry of the underground platforms.

Currently there are two new stations under construction: San José de Flores and San Pedrito (formerly Nazca ). Newer cars are gradually introduced to cope with the increasing number of passengers.

Stops and connections

• Plaza de Mayo
• Perú ( Line E - Line D )
• Piedras
• Lima ( line C)
• Sáenz Peña
• Congreso ( Argentine National Congress )
• Pasco
• Alberti
• Plaza Miserere ( line H )
• Loria
• Castro Barros
• Rio de Janeiro
• Acoyte
• Primera junta
• Puán
• Carabobo
• San José de Flores ( under construction)
• San Pedrito (under construction)