Line A: Renovation!

[glasgowjohn]

And will the remaining stations in Line A be opened ? - Plaza Flores and Nazca-San Pedrito

 

[dennisr]

I have got to go and take my last Subte A ride in the old cars today. Progress, damn. Guess I am getting too old too. Worn out and useless, me and Subte A.

 

[nicoenarg]

And will the remaining stations in Line A be opened ? - Plaza Flores and Nazca-San Pedrito

Are those train stations? If they are then they aren't going to be affected. At least I don't think so.

 

[nicoenarg]

In related news:

http://buenosairesherald.com/article/121409/govt-announces-mitre-sarmiento-carriages-to-be-replaced

So Macri acts and the National Government follows. Freakin hilarious this game that these politicians play.

And Also CFK had to stress that the National Government bought 40 of the subte carriages that Macri is now planning on putting into service. There was of course no mention of the difference between buying and shoving them up your a$$ and actually using for the people's benefit the things you bought using the people's money!!

She also says the fare of $3.80 would be ridiculous and I agree, it should be somewhere around $5.50 or higher for it to be sustainable. But if it goes up that much, subway lines need to be spotless clean and airconditioned...yeah, like that's going to happen!

 

[PhilinBSAS]

I have got to go and take my last Subte A ride in the old cars today. Progress, damn. Guess I am getting too old too. Worn out and useless, me and Subte A.

I went yesterday. Lots of photographs being taken. Train staff were happy to pose and give their opinions!

http://buenosairesherald.com/article/121469/subte-as-100yearold-carriages-bid-farewell--

The state of disrepair and vandalism of the old carriages was shocking - literally shaking to pieces.

Putting them in parks to become "community resources" they will just rot away without regular and costly maintaining.

Extension of the line through to Flores including new station infrastructure all seems in place and ready to open so no obvious reason why these two new stations cant be opened with the resumption of the service.

 

[allcraz]

Anyone interested in this topic might find this video interesting (in Spanish)


[background=transparent]Siete equívocos sobre la Línea A[/background]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LarbHSWE9Oc

Don't automatically think that the guy who made the video is ProK just because he obviously disagrees with Macri on the issue. A former student of mine, a train fanatic, shared the video and knows the guy through the Asociación Ferromodelista de Buenos Aires.

 

[nicoenarg]

Allcraz,

That video has already been posted here:

http://baexpats.org/topic/24457-subway-line-a-the-truth/