Belgrano Cargas to recover 120km railway stretch providing connection to Santa Fe

Argentina’s State-owned Belgrano Cargas is planning to recover a 120km stretch of railway that runs through Salta, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero, which has not been in operation for over 30 years. The railway line, known as c8-section, will be able to transport up to 2m tons of grains annually, including corn and soybeans, to port terminals in Santa Fe.

The following Google map shows the locations of Salta, Tucumán and Santiago del Estero with relation to Santa Fe:

The Ministry of Transport intends to reduce logistics costs and improve efficiency by using this section of railway as an alternative to road transport, as well as reducing road traffic and environmental pollution. The works, for which the Argentine government is investing around US$66.2m, are in addition to 700km rail tracks which have already been completed and further 400km which are under construction.

DatamarNews reported that with joint collaboration from the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) and Argentina’s state-operated Trenes Argentinos, the Belgrano Cargas cargo railway line has undergone a major revamp, including renovation of 580km of railway lines, and the addition of new Chinese-made locomotives and wagons to its existing fleet. The plan being is to renovate a total of 1,700km of railway lines in Argentina.

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