Metrovías

Metrovías S.A.

Company type	Private
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	January 1, 1994 (1994-01-01)
Headquarters	Argentina
Area served	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Products	Commuter rail services (Urquiza Line), formerly Buenos Aires Underground and PreMetro
Owner	Grupo Roggio (90%)
Number of employees	3000

Metrovías S.A. is a privately owned Argentine enterprise responsible for running the Metropolitan services on the Urquiza Line. The majority ownership, amounting to 90%, is held by Grupo Roggio. Until December 2021, Metrovías managed the Buenos Aires Underground; afterward, the operational concession was awarded to "Emova Movilidad S.A." for a duration of 12 years. Emova, which is linked to Grupo Roggio and maintains connections with Metrovías, continues overseeing subway operations.

History

Metrovías took over the concession from the Argentine government on 1 January 1994, a transfer that occurred amid President Carlos Menem's railway privatisation initiative. The company was granted rights to operate the standard gauge Urquiza Line commuter rail service in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The consortium forming Metrovías comprised Burlington Northern, Morrison-Knudsen, and two local Argentine firms. Prior to this change, the service had been under state ownership via Ferrocarriles Argentinos as part of the General Urquiza Railway since nationalisation in 1948. In addition, Metrovías assumed control of both the Buenos Aires Underground and the Buenos Aires PreMetro following their privatisation in 1994.

The Urquiza Line connects stations from Federico Lacroze to General Lemos. At the time when Metrovías acquired its concession, the line included 108 stations spanning 72.9 kilometres, with a fleet of 692 carriages transporting approximately 283.8 million passengers each year. The company’s workforce numbers around 3,000 employees.

From 2004 through 2013, Metrovías participated in the consortium known as UGOFE, together with Trenes de Buenos Aires and Ferrovías. UGOFE was responsible for operating commuter rail services on the Belgrano Sur Line, Roca Line, and San Martín Line after the government revoked concessions previously held by Metropolitano S.A..

In December 2021, "Emova Movilidad S.A."—a collaborative venture between Metrovías and Grupo Roggio—was awarded a new 12-year contract to operate the Buenos Aires Underground, signaling a notable development in urban transit administration.