Corredores Ferroviarios
| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | UGOFE (for San Martín Line), UGOMS (for Mitre Line) |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Fate | Contract terminated in March 2015 |
| Successor | Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado (SOFSE) |
Area served | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina; Rosario, Santa Fe Province |
| Products | Passenger train services on Mitre and San Martín lines; long-distance train services to Rosario |
| Owner | Grupo Roggio |
Corredores Ferroviarios was a privately held Argentine company responsible for operating the Mitre and San Martín rail lines within Buenos Aires Province for approximately one year, until the Argentine Government terminated the contract in March 2015. Since that time, management of these routes has been under the jurisdiction of the state-owned entity Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado (SOFSE).
Additionally, the firm provided long-distance train services to Rosario in Santa Fe Province, with journeys lasting roughly nine and a half hours.
History
The Argentine government revoked the concession held by TBA for running the Mitre and Sarmiento lines on May 24, 2012, in the aftermath of the Once station rail tragedy. Subsequently, UGOMS assumed control over the Mitre Line pending a new concession award. The San Martín Line's operation was assigned to UGOFE, a consortium composed of Ferrovías, Metrovías, and initially TBA, which was soon removed from the group.
On February 12, 2014, authorities declared that private operators would assume control of lines formerly managed by UGOFE following its dissolution.
Emepa Group, owner of Ferrocentral, operated passenger trains to Rosario, Tucumán, and Córdoba until November 2014, when these long-distance services were nationalized and transferred to SOFSE.
After UGOFE ceased operations, Corredores Ferroviarios—an affiliate of Grupo Roggio, which also controls Metrovías, operator of Buenos Aires Subte and Urquiza Line since 1994—was awarded the concession for the Mitre and San Martín lines.
In April 2014, the San Martín Line saw the introduction of new diesel multiple units manufactured by Chinese company CSR. Seventeen trains consisting of seven cars each replaced older Materfer-built units from the 1960s and 1970s following completion of platform upgrades.
By November 2014, twelve new electric multiple units from CSR were deployed on the Retiro-Tigre segment of the Mitre Line, supplanting outdated Toshiba cars dating back to the 1960s. This $250 million investment was fully financed by the national government. The fleet modernization was finalized in February 2015 with enhancements on the Retiro-B. Mitre branch.
On March 2, 2015, SOFSE terminated Corredores Ferroviarios’ operational contract. This agreement had been established in February 2014 to delegate operation of both Mitre and San Martín lines to Corredores Ferroviarios.
Services operated
| Line | Route | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Mitre | Retiro - Tigre | Electric |
| Retiro - B. Mitre | ||
| Retiro - José L. Suárez | ||
| José L. Suárez - Zárate | Diesel | |
| Victoria - Capilla del Señor | ||
| Retiro - Rosario Norte | ||
| San Martín | Retiro - Dr. Cabred | Diesel |