Argentina to invest US$100m to avoid freight train from passing through Santa Fé city

Argentina is to invest US$100m so that the freight train link between Gran Rosario’s port terminals does not have to enter Santa Fé, in the state capital of the same name.

According to a statement made by Argentina’s Transport Ministry, the investment will be used to readjust the route, meaning eliminating 62 level crossings, taking the train via a new route that will allow for an increase in speed, reducing travel time by eight hours.

With this, the journey that currently takes 10 hours will be cut down to 2.5 hours and will carry more cargo, allowing 8-10 trains pulling 100 wagons each to travel the route each day, thus almost doubling current capacity.

As a result of the work, freight trains will avoid entering densely urban areas of Greater Santa Fe’s metropolitan area and will be able to travel along the new road sector in better safety and speed conditions.

Source: Portal Pontuário

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