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| journeytime = 80' <br> 65' (differential)
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The Belgrano Norte line service operates from [[Retiro Belgrano railway station|Retiro station]], in the centre of Buenos Aires, through the northern Buenos Aires suburbs to the town of Villa Rosa in [[Pilar Partido]]. The [[metre gauge]] line was built by the British-owned [[Córdoba Central Railway]] which was bought by the State in 1939 and was later integrated into [[Ferrocarril General Manuel Belgrano]] in 1948 when the [[Railway nationalisation in Argentina|entire Argentine railway network was nationalised]].
There are a total of 22 stations along the {{convert|55|km|abbr=on}} long railway line and the journey along the entire length of the line takes roughly one hour and twenty minutes and one hour and five minutes for the differential service. During peak hours, trains run approximately every 8 minutes and an estimated 42 million passengers are transported each year.
==History==
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Some improvements made by Ferrovías include the acquisition of 17 railcars (built by [[Alstom]] in 1977), [[Vicente López, Buenos Aires|Vicente López]] and [[Avellaneda Partido|Avellaneda]], crossing the [[Puerto Madero]] and [[La Boca]] neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, with a 24 km. length. However, the project was never carried out and the Alstom vehicles were sent to the [[Tren de las Sierras]].<ref>[http://wwwcronicaferroviaria.blogspot.com.ar/2012/12/el-tren-del-este-un-proyecto-que-no-fue.html "Tren del Este: El proyecto que no fue"], Crónica Ferroviaria, 26 Dec 2012</ref>
In 2014 the national government began building the "Ciudad Universitaria" station. The new station will replace current Scalabrini Ortiz (which will be closed) and is being constructed 700 metres to the North of it. It will connect the [[University of Buenos Aires]]'s [[campus]] (known as "Ciudad Universitaria") through a bridge which will allow students to reach University facilities without risk of traffic accidents.<ref>[http://www.rieles.com/front/?p=20760 "Una estación de tren a medida de los universitarios"], ''Rieles'', 19 Mar 2015</ref> It was announced to be concluded
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===State-run services===
[[File:Emepa alerce padilla3.jpg|200px|thumbnail|A [[Trenes Argentinos]] [[Emepa Alerce]] railcar passing M. M. Padilla station.]]
In March 2015, the [[Ministry of the Interior and Transport|Ministry of Transport]] announced the purchase of [[Emepa Alerce|Alerce]] trains manufactured by the [[Emepa Group]], the first train completely built in Argentina to run on the Belgrano Norte Line. A fleet of 20 [[diesel multiple unit]]s were put into operation for an express service covering the Retiro-Boulogne section, with only two intermediate stops, Ciudad Universitaria and Aristóbulo del Valle. For a second phase of the project, the service will be extended to Pilar. The first train was manufactured in the Grupo Emepa's workshops at [[Chascomús]].<ref>[http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201503/99169-randazzo-tren-fabricacion-nacional-belgrano-norte.html "Randazzo presentó un nuevo tren de fabricación nacional"], Télam, 25 Mar 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.diariopopular.com.ar/notas/220551-randazzo-presento-alerce-el-primer-tren-0-km-nacional "Randazzo presentó "Alerce", el primer tren 0 km nacional"], Diario Popular, 25 Mar 2015</ref>▼
▲In March 2015, the [[Ministry of the Interior and Transport|Ministry of Transport]] announced the purchase of [[Emepa Alerce|Alerce]] trains manufactured by the [[Emepa Group]], the first train completely built in Argentina to run on the Belgrano Norte Line. A fleet of 20 [[diesel multiple unit]]s were bought to be put into operation for an express service covering the Retiro-[[Boulogne Sur Mer]] section, with only two intermediate stops, Ciudad Universitaria and Aristóbulo del Valle. For a second phase of the project, the service
The new service with [[Emepa Alerce|Alerce DMUs]] started operations on July 13, 2015.<ref>[http://www.rieles.com/front/?p=25920 "Servicio diferencial en el Belgrano Norte"], Rieles, 13 Jul 2015</ref> Trains run from Del Viso to Retiro with a journey time of 65' to connect both terminals.<ref>[http://misdiasenlavia1.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/ferrovias-nuevo-servicio.html "Ferrovías: nuevo servicio"], MDV, 13 Jul 2015</ref> The Alerce DMUs' comfort features include [[HVAC]] and [[wi-fi]].<ref>[http://www.ferrovias.com.ar/imgs/comunes/SERV_ESP.jpg Servicio diferencial] on Ferrovías website, 13 Jul 2015</ref>▼
▲The new service with [[Emepa Alerce|Alerce DMUs]] started operations on
The service begins at [[Retiro Belgrano railway station]] and stops at the [[University of Buenos Aires]]' Ciudad Universitaria campus, Aristóbulo del Valle and terminates at [[Del Viso]] in [[Pilar Partido]] with prices ranging from [[Argentine Peso|AR$]] 1.50-17 with a [[SUBE card]] and AR$ 3-34 without a SUBE card.<ref>[http://misdiasenlavia1.blogspot.com.ar/2015/07/ferrovias-nuevo-servicio.html "Ferrovías: nuevo servicio"], MDV, 13 Jul 2015</ref> The service's route was altered from its original plans, skipping the Boulogne Sur Mer station and the new station at [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery]] airport which was cancelled.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/cancelaron-estacion-aeroparque-por-recomendacion-de-anac-y-ausa/ Cancelaron estación Aeroparque por recomendación de ANAC y AUSA] - EnElSubte, 10 July 2015</ref>
==Rolling stock==
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