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By 2003 the quality of the service got worse considerably due to the reasons given above. The critical condition of rolling stock and tracks led the
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English and French railway companies made the arrangements with the Government of Argentina to sell their railways. On November 1, 1947 the French companies became State-owned companies. Finally, on March 1, 1948, the Government took over the British railways, including the BAPR. That
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Government of Argentina closed all the services from Buenos Aires to the rest of the country. The San Martín freight service was given in concession to private company "Buenos Aires al Pacífico" (then
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Minister of Transport, Florencio Randazzo, announced the San Martín line to be given in concession to "Corredores Ferroviarios S.A.", a company of Grupo Roggio.
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railway companies were added to San Martín railway network after the 1948 nationalisation:
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This article is about the national railway company. For the commuter rail line, see
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51:Current rolling stock at a workshop in
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1442:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in Argentina
1437:Railway companies established in 1948
934:Buenos Aires - Justo Daract / Palmira
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169:Trenes Argentinos Cargas y Logística
573:South American wars of independence
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395:. The entering to the city of
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544:Ferrocarriles Argentinos
528:Villa María & Rufino
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297:5 ft 6 in
289:The FCGSM took over the
276:Ferrocarriles Argentinos
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1383:Transport in Argentina
1378:Yerba Buena Steam Tram
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385:Mercedes, Buenos Aires
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387:to Villa Mercedes in
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1067:Santa Fe Urban Train
936:on Trenes Argentinos
924:on Trenes Argentinos
922:Buenos Aires - Junín
912:on Trenes Argentinos
750:Metrotranvía Mendoza
692:2002 economic crisis
684:Greater Buenos Aires
1206:BA Historic Tramway
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1169:Villa Elisa
1164:La Trochita
1113:Transandine
654:Ferrobaires
562:, pre-1993.
443:broad gauge
373:Ferrobaires
301:broad gauge
207:Track gauge
158:Operator(s)
66:Native name
1426:Categories
1183:Light rail
1052:San Martín
1003:San Martín
836:2014-03-20
812:References
746:light rail
728:Hurlingham
461:Provinces
432:Juan Perón
430:under the
421:After the
351:Background
268:Juan Perón
152:Inter-city
1358:Mitre Law
1285:Accidents
1122:Touristic
1057:Sarmiento
1008:Sarmiento
882:La Nación
853:La Nación
797:Retiro –
714:) named "
708:Metrovías
704:Ferrovías
558:train in
403:(current
264:Argentine
230:Route map
201:Technical
172:(freight)
1401:Category
1254:Projects
1211:Premetro
988:Belgrano
865:20 March
758:trackbed
744:, a new
676:CSR SDD7
674:Chinese
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512:San Juan
508:San Luis
488:San Luis
476:Santa Fe
363:symbols.
340:San Juan
336:San Luis
324:Santa Fe
112:San Luis
108:San Juan
100:Santa Fe
61:Overview
1411:Commons
1226:Freight
1062:Urquiza
1013:Urquiza
742:Mendoza
560:Mendoza
504:Mendoza
500:Córdoba
484:Mendoza
480:Córdoba
346:History
332:Mendoza
328:Córdoba
191: (
178:History
143:Service
134:Mendoza
122:Termini
116:Mendoza
104:Córdoba
897:Clarín
785:Retiro
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584:FEMESA
536:Andean
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129:Retiro
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74:Status
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643:Junín
361:UGOFE
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