Compañía Hispano Argentina de Obras Públicas y Finanzas
Company typePrivate company limited by shares
IndustryTransportation
Founded1930
Defunct1940[1]
Key people
Rafael Benjumea y Burín, Count of Guadalhorce
Antonio Maura
ServicesRapid transit

The Compañía Hispano Argentina de Obras Públicas y Finanzas (CHADOPyF, in English: Hispano-Argentina Company of Public Works and Finances) was a transport company of mixed Spanish and Argentine capital, responsible for building and operating three of the six lines of the Buenos Aires Underground between 1930 and 1940.

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Line C

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Line D

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Line E

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Legacy

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A Line H tunnel with 1500V overhead lines.

The parameters of the three CHADOPyF lines have been adopted as a network standard by Subterráneos de Buenos Aires Sociedad del Estado (SBASE), with Line H having adopted the 1500V overhead line electrification and platform width. Line A , which was originally electrified at 1100V was changed to 1500V in 2013, while Line B has had 1500V overhead lines installed with the 550V third rail being phased out. Line B, does however have wider platforms than the rest of the network, so it will continue to be an exception to the CHADOPyF standards. Future lines will also use these specifications, though alternatives have been analysed for Line F in the past.[2]

The envisioned "Line 3" is currently planned as Line G, adopting most of the route projected by CHADOPyF, though there is no date fixed for the commencement of construction. The parts of "Line 4" which did not become Line D were constructed as Line H, which opened in 2007.

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References

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  1. ^ Fernández, Alejandro (2004). Un "mercado étnico" en El Plata : emigración y exportaciones españolas a la Argentina, 1880-1935. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. ISBN 8400082699. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ^ "SBASE estudia gálibo ancho y trenes de siete coches para la línea F". EnElSubte. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.






CNR DMU
 
ManufacturerChina CNR Corporation
Built atTangshan
Constructed2015
Entered service2015
Number under construction81 cars
Formation3 cars per trainset
OperatorsTrenes Argentinos
Lines servedBelgrano Sur Line
Specifications
Doors2 per side
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)

The CNR EMU is a series of diesel multiple unit cars manufactured by China CNR Corporation for use on Buenos Aires' commuter rail network. The trains operate on the narrow gauge Belgrano Sur Line in southern Buenos Aires and Greater Buenos Aires, with 27 3-car trains produced for the line. The trains were bought to completely replace the rolling stock of the line, which was previously served by a smaller amount of carriages pulled by diesel-electric locomotives.

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