Since Argentine Trains reported that, due to the success of ticket sales on the Buenos Aires-Rosario route, a new frequency will be added to the transportation service in the coming weeks.
According to what was announced by the companya second daily service will be added to this route, since currently Argentine Trains It offers a single route that leaves the Retiro station, in the City of Buenos Aires, at 7:30 p.m. and arrives in Rosario Norte at 1:54 p.m.
Then the formation returns from that same station at 2:48 and arrives at Retiro at 9:12. In this regard, the president of Argentine TrainsMartin Marinucci stated: “We are working on recovering two Spanish Talgo formations that have been unable to be used since 2016, 2017, approximately.”
And he added: “As soon as the spare parts arrive, we are going to put these two formations into service. The idea is to allocate one to add a new daily service to Rosario”, since this is one of the destinations with the highest demand.
The company also reported that since the sale of tickets for long-distance trains was enabled during the summer holidays, 51% of the total tickets available for Rosario have already been sold.
On the other hand, Marinucci recalled that as of December 3, a new express service will circulate, without intermediate stops between both destinations, which will depart from the Buenos Aires terminal on Saturdays at 6:12 and return on Sundays at 4:26 p.m., with a travel time of 4 hours 55 minutes.
In this regard, he highlighted: “This allows not only going to visit relatives and recreational activities on weekends in Rosario, but also, Also, it gives the possibility of a tourist development in the season for this city”.
How to buy tickets for long distance trains
since a few weeks the transport company enabled the purchase of tickets to travel to Rosario, Córdoba, Tucumán, Bragado, Pehuajó, Junín, Justo Daract, Mar del Plata and Pinamar.
Purchases can be made through the Trenes Argentinos website, or at the Retiro, Constitución, Once and intermediate stations. It should be remembered that as of December 1, it will be mandatory to confirm the reservation of the trip with a maximum of 72 hours in advance.
