The Government of the City of Buenos Aires reported that as of March three stations of the subway they will remain closed, since comprehensive remodeling works will be carried out to improve the operation.
It is General San Martín, on line C of the subwaywhich will remain closed from March 1, and the Bulnes and Faculty of Medicine, on line D, where the transport service It will not be provided from March 8 and 15, respectively.
These stations of the subway They will be closed for at least two months as part of a renewal plan that is being carried out in the railway system. From the Government of Buenos Aires they announced that the spare parts will allow the optimization of the transport service.
“In that time, work will be done to transform them into more comfortable, orderly and safe spaces, improving circulation and the existing infrastructure and making the travel experience more and more satisfactory.”
They also detailed that the works include “waterproofing tasks, painting, replacement of flooring and lighting, blacksmithing, rearrangement of the power line, adaptation of signage, placement of Braille signage on handrails and porticos, and new furniture on the platform, such as benches. , baskets and ischial supports”.
In addition, they explained that “currently survey tasks are being carried out and from March the closure will be necessary, because the works are incompatible with the provision of the service.”
Subterráneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad del Estado (Sbase) also reported that, Soon, the remodeling will be extended to the Castro Barros and Acoyte stations (line A) and Jujuy (line E)and that the others were prioritized “due to the complexity of the work to be carried out and the number of passengers that circulate through each one of them.”
How the subway works during the holiday
During this Monday and Tuesday holiday, within the framework of the carnival celebrations, the transport service It works with reduced hours and according to each line.
In this way, lines A and D will begin to operate from 8:30 am; while lines B, C, E, H, P will do so from 8:00 a.m. Each service ends between 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., according to what is determined for each one.
