On Monday, April 29 at 11:59 p.m., the Public Hearing called by the Ministry of Transportation of the Nation regarding the train fares that will govern starting next May 2 and they involve significant increases with respect to the previous values, both in services of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA), and in long distance services.
Los trains of greatest tourist demand Reached by the measure are those that link the city of Buenos Aires with Mar del Plata, Pinamar, Justo Daract (San Luis), Rosario, Córdoba and Tucumán, in addition to other destinations in the province of Buenos Aires, such as Junín and Pehuajó.
Below are the new values that will have to be paid to travel to these destinations.
Constitución-Mar del Plata
The cheapest ticket between Constitución and Mar del Plata currently costs $6,680, but from May 2 you will have to pay at least un 350% hasyes, since that rate it will go to $30,112.
It is the most used service of all tourist trains, and the one with the most frequencies. The express, which only stops at the Guido and Dolores stations, takes 5h 47′, while the common one, with all stops, takes 6h 25′.
Of course, even with this increase, will continue to be cheaper than the collectivesince the cheapest ticket to Mardel in companies like Vía TAC starts at $37,400 for a 5-hour trip.
In Gral. Guido it is combined with Pinamar. Photo Argentine TrainsConstitución-Pinamar
On the train that goes to Mardel, you have to get off at the Guido station and take another train to Divisadero de Pinamar, a journey that takes a total of 6h 50′.
So far the service costs $5,785; since May 2, will cost $25,244which represents a 366% increase.
Retiro-Junín
The train between Retiro and the Buenos Aires city of Junín takes 5h 34′ to connect both cities, and in May will cost $11,617which represents a increase of 177.25% compared to the current value until today, which is $4,190.
The train that used to arrive in Mendoza now arrives at Justo Daract, in San Luis. Photo Emmanuel Fernandez Retiro-Justo Daract (San Luis)
It is the service of the San Martín line that until last year It reached the Palmira station from Mendoza, but its route has now been shortened to San Luis, since “the service between Buenos Aires and Palmira is momentarily interrupted due to operational issues,” Trenes Argentinos announces on its website.
The train that leaves Retiro and arrives at Justo Daract involves a trip of 15h 11′, and the fare will go from the current $10,985 to $ 15.653; this is a 42.5% increase.
Retiro-Rosario
With a daily frequency and a one-way reinforcement from Buenos Aires on Fridays and return on Sundays, this ticket will cost $11,414, 115.3% more than its current $5,300. The trip to the Rosario Sur headwaters lasts 5h 22′; to Rosario Norte, two more minutes.
In Córdoba you can continue on the Train of the Sierras, which goes to La CumbreRetiro-Córdoba
It is a journey of 20 hours to travel 700 kilometers. Until today the ticket costs $7,815 and since May 2nd It will be worth $19,667; that is, you will suffer a increase of 151.6%.
Retiro-Tucumán
Its about longest trip that can be done today by train in Argentina, since it takes 31 hours to travel nearly 1,250 km between Buenos Aires and the capital of Tucumán. Currently the cheapest ticket costs $12,895, and since May 2 that rate it will go to $21,042; this is a 63.45% increase.
Manuelita. The ticket to Pehuajó will cost $18,435.Once-Pehuajó
Finally, the service that leaves from Once station and reaches Pehuajó (a journey of 9h 36′), will go from its current $6,075 between head and head to $18,435, which implies an increase in the rate of 203.45% .