Buenos Aires Underground
City: Buenos Aires
Country:Argentina
Name:Buenos Aires Underground
Year Opened:1926
Year of last expansion:2019
Stations: 90
System Length: 56.7 km (35.2 mi)
Annual ridership (millions): 74.0 (2020)
The Buenos Aires Underground (Spanish: Subterráneo de Buenos Aires), locally known as Subte (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsuβte], from subterráneo – 'underground' or 'subterranean'), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo-Plaza Miserere) opened in 1913, making it the 13th subway in the world and the first underground railway in Latin America, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Spanish-speaking world, with the Madrid Metro opening five years later, in 1919. Currently, Buenos Aires is the only Argentine city with a metro system.
Overview
Owner: Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E. (government corporation)
Locale: Buenos Aires
Transit type: Rapid transit
Number of lines: 7 (A,B,C,D,E,H,P)
Number of stations:104
Daily ridership: 1.38 million (2018)
Began operation: 1 December 1913.
Operator(s): Emova
System length:
56.7 km (35.2 mi)
63.1 km (39.2 mi) including Premetro
Track gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge.
Electrification:
Línea A + Línea C + Línea D + Línea E + Línea H = 1500 V overhead line
Línea B = 550 V third rail
Línea P = 750 V overhead line.