Buenos Aires Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Transportation== According to data released by [[Moovit]] in July 2017, the average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Buenos Aires, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 79 min. 23% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 14 min, while 20 percent of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 8.9 km, while 21% travel for over 12 km in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buenos Aires Public Transportation Statistics|publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit|url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Argentina_Buenos_Aires-1602|access-date=19 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901023228/https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Argentina_Buenos_Aires-1602|archive-date=1 September 2017|url-status=live}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=16 October 2017 }}</ref> ===Roads=== [[Image:Třída_Avenida_9_de_Julio_a_obelisk_-_Buenos_Aires_-_panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|[[July 9 Avenue]]]] Buenos Aires is based on a rectangular [[grid plan|grid]] pattern, save for natural barriers or the relatively rare developments explicitly designed otherwise (most notably, the [[Parque Chas]] neighborhood). The rectangular grid provides for {{convert|110|m|ft|0|adj=on|sp=us}}-long [[square (geometry)|square]] blocks named ''manzanas''. Pedestrian zones in the [[central business district]] such as [[Florida Street]] are partially [[Pedestrian zone|car-free]] and always bustling, access provided by bus and the [[Line C (Buenos Aires Underground)|Underground (subte) Line C]]. Buenos Aires, for the most part, is a very walkable city and the majority of residents in Buenos Aires use public transport. Two diagonal [[Avenue Road|avenues]] alleviate traffic and provide better access to [[Plaza de Mayo]] and the city center in general; most avenues running into and out of it are one-way and feature six or more lanes, with computer-controlled [[green wave]]s to speed up traffic outside of peak times. The city's principal avenues include the {{convert|140|m|ft|0|adj=on|sp=us}}-wide [[July 9 Avenue]], the over {{convert|35|km|mi|0|sp=us|adj=on}}-long [[Rivadavia Avenue]],<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/26/laciudad/h-05615.htm 'Avenida Rivadavia:Un largo recorrido de contrastes'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627142420/http://www.clarin.com/diario/2006/02/26/laciudad/h-05615.htm |date=27 June 2006 }} by Nora Sánchez, [[Clarín (Argentine newspaper)|''Clarín'']], 26 February 2006</ref> and [[Corrientes Avenue]], the main thoroughfare of culture and entertainment. In the 1940s and 1950s, the construction of the [[General Paz Avenue]] beltway that surrounds the city along its border with [[Buenos Aires Province]], and the freeways leading to the new [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|international airport]] and to the northern suburbs, heralded a new era for Buenos Aires traffic. Encouraged by pro-automaker policies that were pursued towards the end of the Perón (1955) and [[Arturo Frondizi|Frondizi]] administrations (1958–62) in particular, auto sales nationally grew from an average of 30,000 during the 1920–57 era to around 250,000 in the 1970s and over 600,000 in 2008.<ref>{{cite web |author=IntermediaSP. 2007 |url=http://www.adefa.com.ar/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990125093012/http://www.adefa.com.ar/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 1999 |title=ADEFA |publisher=ADEFA |access-date=9 August 2009 }}</ref> Today, over 1.8 million vehicles (nearly one-fifth of Argentina's total) are registered in Buenos Aires.<ref>[http://www.dnrpa.gov.ar/bolesta1/boletin1021/Pagina%203.htm DNRPA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090603095216/http://www.dnrpa.gov.ar/bolesta1/boletin1021/Pagina%203.htm |date=3 June 2009 }}</ref> Toll motorways opened in the late 1970s by mayor [[Osvaldo Cacciatore]], now used by over a million vehicles daily, provide convenient access to the city center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mecon.gov.ar/download/infoeco/actividad_ied.xls#'1.10 |title=SS PP'!A1 |access-date=9 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920005341/http://www.mecon.gov.ar/download/infoeco/actividad_ied.xls |archive-date=20 September 2009 }}</ref> Cacciatore likewise had financial district streets (roughly {{convert|1|km2|sp=us}} in area) closed to private cars during daytime. Most major avenues are, however, [[gridlock]]ed at peak hours. Following the [[Economic history of Argentina|economic mini-boom of the 1990s]], record numbers started [[commuting]] by car and congestion increased, as did the time-honored [[Culture of Argentina|Argentine custom]] of taking weekends off in the countryside. ===Airports=== [[File:Ezeizaaero.jpg|thumb|[[Ministro Pistarini International Airport]]]] The [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport]], commonly known as ''Ezeiza Airport'', is located in the suburb of [[Ezeiza Partido|Ezeiza]], in Buenos Aires Province, approximately 22 km south of the city. This airport handles most international air traffic to and from Argentina as well as some domestic flights. The [[Aeroparque Jorge Newbery]] airport, located in the Palermo district of the city next to the riverbank, is only within the city limits and serves primarily domestic traffic within Argentina and some regional flights to neighboring South American countries. Other minor airports near the city are [[El Palomar Airport]], which is located 18 km west of the city and handles some scheduled domestic flights to a number of destinations in Argentina, and the smaller [[San Fernando Airport (Argentina)|San Fernando Airport]] which serves only [[general aviation]]. ===Urban rail=== {{Main|Buenos Aires Underground|Ferrovías|Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado|Trams in Buenos Aires}} {{See also|Rail transport in Argentina}} [[File:200 Series at San José de Flores.jpg|thumb|left|[[200 Series (Buenos Aires Underground)|200 Series]] rolling stock at [[San José de Flores (Buenos Aires Underground)|San José de Flores]] station, [[Buenos Aires Underground]]]] [[File:Subtes-2015.svg|thumb|left|Map of a planned expansion of the [[Buenos Aires Underground]] network]] The [[Buenos Aires Underground]] (locally known as ''subte'', from ''"subterráneo"'' meaning underground or subway), is a high-yield{{clarify|date=January 2019}} system providing access to various parts of the city. Opened in 1913, it is the oldest [[Rapid transit|underground system]] in the Southern Hemisphere and oldest in the Spanish-speaking world. The system has six underground lines and one overground line, named by letters (A to E, and H) and there are [[List of Buenos Aires Underground stations|107 stations]], and {{convert|58.8|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of route, including the [[Premetro (Buenos Aires)|Premetro]] line.<ref name="metrovias">{{cite web |url=http://www.metrovias.com.ar/Metrovias/StaticPage/Institucional/Nuestra-compa%C3%B1ia/3400 |title=Nuestra compañía – ¿Qué hacemos? |publisher=Metrovias |language=es |trans-title=Our Company – What We Do |access-date=29 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716195245/http://www.metrovias.com.ar/Metrovias/StaticPage/Institucional/Nuestra-compa%C3%B1ia/3400 |archive-date=16 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> An expansion program is underway to extend existing [[Rail transport|lines]] into the outer neighborhoods and add a new north–south line. Route length is expected to reach {{convert|89|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} by 2011. [[Line A (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line A]] is the oldest one (service opened to public in 1913) and stations kept the "belle-époque" decoration, while the original rolling stock from 1913, affectionately known as ''[[La Brugeoise cars (Buenos Aires Underground)|Las Brujas]]'' were retired from the line in 2013. Daily ridership on weekdays is 1.7 million and on the increase.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrovias.com.ar/V2/CuadrosPasajeros.asp?op=11&Item=2&Lang=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707103640/http://www.metrovias.com.ar/V2/CuadrosPasajeros.asp?op=11&Item=2&Lang=|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2007|title=Cuadros de Pasajeros|access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metrovias.com.ar/V2/MetroviasNumeros.asp?op=11&Item=3&Lang=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707103727/http://www.metrovias.com.ar/V2/MetroviasNumeros.asp?op=11&Item=3&Lang=|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2007|title=Metrovías en Números|access-date=1 June 2011}}</ref> [[Fare]]s remain relatively cheap, although the city government raised fares by over 125% in January 2012. A single journey, with unlimited interchanges between lines, costs AR$42, which is roughly US$0.23 as of January 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=Conocé la tarifa según el medio de pago de todos los pasajes de subte y premetro.|url=https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/subte/tarifas-pases-y-abonos/tarifas|work=buenosaires.gob.ar|publisher=Buenos Aires Ciudad|access-date=20 May 2020|archive-date=15 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815173833/https://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/subte/tarifas-pases-y-abonos/tarifas|url-status=live}}</ref> The most recent expansions to the network were the addition of numerous stations to the network in 2013: [[San José de Flores (Buenos Aires Underground)|San José de Flores]] and [[San Pedrito (Buenos Aires Underground)|San Pedrito]] to [[Line A (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line A]], [[Echeverría (Buenos Aires Underground)|Echeverría]] and [[Juan Manuel de Rosas (Buenos Aires Underground)|Juan Manuel de Rosas]] to [[Line B (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line B]] and [[Hospitales (Buenos Aires Underground)|Hospitales]] to [[Line H (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line H]]. Current works include the completion of Line H northwards and addition of three new stations to [[Line E (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line E]] in the city center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enelsubte.com/noticias/retorna-la-actividad-la-linea-e-retiro-117 |title=Retorna la actividad en la línea E a Retiro |publisher=enelSubte.com |date=13 April 2009 |access-date=25 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710193850/http://www.enelsubte.com/noticias/retorna-la-actividad-la-linea-e-retiro-117 |archive-date=10 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=75535 |title=Un nuevo subte unirá Pompeya con Retiro. |publisher=lanacion.com |access-date=25 March 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The construction of [[Line F (Buenos Aires Underground)|Line F]] is due to commence in 2015,<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/piccardo-anuncia-la-construccion-de-la-linea-f/ Piccardo anuncia la construcción de la línea F] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801213745/http://enelsubte.com/noticias/piccardo-anuncia-la-construccion-de-la-linea-f/ |date=1 August 2015 }} – EnElSubte, 27 April 2015</ref> while two other lines are planned for construction in the future. The Buenos Aires commuter rail system has seven lines: [[Belgrano Norte Line|Belgrano Norte]]; [[Belgrano Sur Line|Belgrano Sur]]; [[Roca Line|Roca]]; [[San Martín Line|San Martín]]; [[Sarmiento Line|Sarmiento]]; [[Mitre Line|Mitre]]; and [[Urquiza Line|Urquiza]]. The [[Rail transport in Argentina#Commuter networks|Buenos Aires commuter network]] system is very extensive: every day more than 1.3 million people [[commuting|commute]] to the Argentine capital. These suburban trains operate between 4 am and 1 am. The Buenos Aires commuter rail network also connects the city with long-distance rail services to [[Rosario]] and [[Córdoba, Argentina|Córdoba]], among other metropolitan areas. The city center is home to four principal [[Rail terminal|terminals]] for both long-distance and [[Commuter rail|local]] passenger services: [[Constitución railway station|Constitucion]], [[Retiro railway station|Retiro]], [[Federico Lacroze railway station|Federico Lacroze]] and [[Once railway station|Once]]. In addition, [[Buenos Aires Belgrano Sur Line railway station|Buenos Aires station]] serves as a minor terminus. [[File:J31 576 Bf Retiro Mitre, S-Bahn-Triebzug.jpg|thumb|A [[Mitre Line]] [[Trenes Argentinos]] train in [[Retiro railway station]]]] Commuter rail in the city is mostly operated by the state-owned [[Trenes Argentinos]], though the [[Urquiza Line]] and [[Belgrano Norte Line]] are operated by private companies [[Metrovías]] and [[Ferrovías]] respectively.<ref>[https://www.sofse.gob.ar/acuerdos/cuadro.php Operacion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721193028/http://www.sofse.gob.ar/acuerdos/cuadro.php |date=21 July 2015 }} – SOFSE</ref><ref>[http://www.ferrovias.com.ar/institucional/index.php?sbmn=1 Nuestra Historia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831115237/http://www.ferrovias.com.ar/institucional/index.php?sbmn=1 |date=31 August 2015 }} – Ferrovias</ref><ref>[http://www.metrovias.com.ar/Ferrocarriles Ferrocarriles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716194148/http://www.metrovias.com.ar/Ferrocarriles |date=16 July 2015 }} – Metrovias</ref> All services had been operated by [[Ferrocarriles Argentinos]] until the company's [[Railway privatisation in Argentina|privatization]] in 1993, and were then operated by a series of private companies until the lines were put back under state control following a series of high-profile accidents.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/freight/single-view/view/all-concessions-revoked.html|access-date=10 June 2013|title=ALL concessions revoked|work=[[Railway Gazette International]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611201427/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/freight/single-view/view/all-concessions-revoked.html|archive-date=11 June 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/economia/2-220578-2013-05-22.html "Nueva empresa estatal para el Belgrano Cargas"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924124321/http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/economia/2-220578-2013-05-22.html |date=24 September 2015 }}, ''Página/12'', 23 May 2013</ref> Since 2013, there has been a series of large investments on the network, with all lines (with the exception of the Urquiza Line) receiving new [[rolling stock]], along with widespread infrastructure improvements, track replacement, electrification work, refurbishments of stations and building entirely new stations.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1814516-en-agosto-comenzaran-a-funcionar-nuevos-trenes-en-la-linea-belgrano-sur En agosto comenzarán a funcionar nuevos trenes en la línea Belgrano Sur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808133530/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1814516-en-agosto-comenzaran-a-funcionar-nuevos-trenes-en-la-linea-belgrano-sur |date=8 August 2015 }} – La Nacion, 29 July 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201507/113896-obras-trenes-linea-mitre-servicio.html Por obras de modernización, los trenes de la línea Mitre no se detendrán en algunas estaciones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813022637/http://www.telam.com.ar/notas/201507/113896-obras-trenes-linea-mitre-servicio.html |date=13 August 2015 }} – Telam, 24 July 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1810138-suspenden-la-construccion-de-una-estacion-de-tren-junto-al-aeroparque Suspenden la construcción de una estación de tren junto al Aeroparque] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150803051839/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1810138-suspenden-la-construccion-de-una-estacion-de-tren-junto-al-aeroparque |date=3 August 2015 }} – La Nacion, 14 July 2015.</ref> Similarly, almost all [[level crossing]]s have been replaced by underpasses and overpasses in the city, with plans to replace all of them in the near future.<ref>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/la-ciudad-construye-dos-nuevos-pasos-bajo-nivel La Ciudad construye dos nuevos pasos bajo nivel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234055/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/la-ciudad-construye-dos-nuevos-pasos-bajo-nivel |date=23 September 2015 }} – Buenos Aires Ciudad, 29 April 2014.</ref> One of the most major projects under way is the electrification of the remaining segments of the [[Roca Line]] – the most widely used in the network – and also moving the entire section of the [[Sarmiento Line]] which runs through the heart of the city's underground to allow for better frequencies on the line and reduce congestion above ground.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/avanza-la-obra-de-electrificacion-del-roca/ Avanza la obra de electrificación del Roca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150730080810/http://enelsubte.com/noticias/avanza-la-obra-de-electrificacion-del-roca/ |date=30 July 2015 }} – EnElSubte, 18 June 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.diariobae.com/notas/53549-con-credito-de-brasil-avanza-soterramiento-del-sarmiento.html Con crédito de Brasil avanza soterramiento del Sarmiento] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215259/http://www.diariobae.com/notas/53549-con-credito-de-brasil-avanza-soterramiento-del-sarmiento.html |date=23 September 2015 }} – Diario BAE, 20 January 2015.</ref> There are also three other major projects on the table. The first would elevate a large segment of the [[San Martín Line]] which runs through the city center and electrify the line, while the second would see the electrification and extension of the [[Belgrano Sur Line]] to [[Constitución railway station|Constitucion station]] in the city center.<ref>[http://enelsubte.com/noticias/el-bid-podria-otorgar-creditos-para-electrificar-el-san-martin-y-el-belgrano-sur/ El BID podría otorgar créditos para electrificar el San Martín y el Belgrano Sur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810235603/http://enelsubte.com/noticias/el-bid-podria-otorgar-creditos-para-electrificar-el-san-martin-y-el-belgrano-sur/ |date=10 August 2015 }} – EnElSubte, 10 August 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.infobae.com/2014/12/16/1615629-elevaran-las-trazas-del-ferrocarril-san-martin-y-del-belgrano-sur Elevarán las trazas del ferrocarril San Martín y del Belgrano Sur] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808151423/http://www.infobae.com/2014/12/16/1615629-elevaran-las-trazas-del-ferrocarril-san-martin-y-del-belgrano-sur |date=8 August 2015 }} – InfoBAE, 16 December 2014.</ref> If these two projects are completed, then the [[Belgrano Norte Line]] would be the only diesel line to run through the city. The third and most ambitious is to build a series of tunnels between three of the city's railway terminals with a large underground central station underneath the [[Obelisco de Buenos Aires|Obelisk]], connecting all the commuter railway lines in a network dubbed the [[Red de Expresos Regionales]].<ref>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/los-detalles-de-un-obra-impactante Detalles del proyecto para conectar todos los ferrocarriles urbanos debajo del Obelisco] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612111257/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/los-detalles-de-un-obra-impactante |date=12 June 2015 }} – Buenos Aires Ciudad, 12 May 2015.</ref> [[File:Estación_General_Savio_(4).JPG|thumb|[[Materfer]] tram at [[General Savio (Buenos Aires Premetro)|General Savio station]] of the [[Premetro (Buenos Aires)|Premetro]]]] Buenos Aires had an extensive [[tram]] system with over {{convert|857|km|abbr=on}} of track, which was dismantled during the 1960s after the advent of bus transportation, but surface rail transport has made a small comeback in some parts of the city. The [[PreMetro E2 (Buenos Aires)|PreMetro]] or Line E2 is a {{convert|7.4|km|abbr=on}} [[light rail]] line that connects with [[Line E (Buenos Aires Underground)|Underground Line E]] at Plaza de los Virreyes station and runs to General Savio and Centro Cívico. It is operated by [[Metrovías]]. The official inauguration took place on 27 August 1987. A {{cvt|2|km}} long modern [[tram]]way, the [[Tranvía del Este]], opened in 2007 in the [[Puerto Madero]] district, initially using two tramcars on temporary loan from [[Mulhouse tramway|Mulhouse]], then later a tramcar from [[Metro Ligero|Madrid]]. However, plans to extend the line and acquire a fleet of trams did not come to fruition, and declining [[patronage (transport)|patronage]] led to the line's closure in October 2012.<ref name="taut-2013jan">''[[Tramways & Urban Transit]]'', January 2013, p. 29. UK: LRTA Publishing.</ref> A [[heritage streetcar]] maintained by tram fans operates on weekends, near the [[Primera Junta (Buenos Aires Underground)|Primera Junta]] line A Underground station in the neighborhood of [[Caballito, Buenos Aires|Caballito]]. ===Cycling=== {{main|EcoBici (Buenos Aires)}} [[File:EcoBici 2.jpg|thumb|[[EcoBici (Buenos Aires)|EcoBici]].]] In December 2010, the city government launched a [[Bicycle sharing system|bicycle sharing program]] with bicycles free for hire by users upon registration. Located in mostly central areas, there are 31 rental stations throughout the city providing over 850 bicycles to be picked up and dropped off at any station within an hour.<ref name="Better by Bike">{{cite web |url=http://www.argentinaindependent.com/tag/mejor-en-bici/ |title=Tag Archive | mejor en bici |work=The Argentina Independent |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128154818/http://www.argentinaindependent.com/tag/mejor-en-bici/ |archive-date=28 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{As of|2013}}, the city has constructed {{convert|110|km|2|abbr=on}} of [[Segregated cycle facilities|protected bicycle lanes]] and has plans to construct another {{convert|100|km|2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mejorenbici.buenosaires.gob.ar/ |title=ecobici |publisher=Mejorenbici.buenosaires.gob.ar |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410182045/http://mejorenbici.buenosaires.gob.ar/ |archive-date=10 April 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, the stations were automated and the service became 24 hours through use of a smart card or mobile phone application. ===Buses=== {{Main|Metrobus (Buenos Aires)}} [[File:Centro_de_Trasbordo_Federico_Lacroze_en_detalle_02.jpg|thumb|Federico Lacroze Transfer Center of the [[Metrobus (Buenos Aires)|Metrobus]]]] There are over 150 city bus lines called ''[[Colectivo#Usage in Buenos Aires|Colectivo]]s'', each one managed by an individual company. These compete with each other and attract exceptionally high use with virtually no public financial support.<ref name="trb.metapress">{{cite web |url=http://trb.metapress.com/content/v5542g6mh27j6u44/ |title=Transportation Research Board, Buenos Aires Colectivo Buses and Experience with Privatization |publisher=Trb.metapress.com |date=15 January 2007 |access-date=9 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715220622/http://trb.metapress.com/content/v5542g6mh27j6u44/ |archive-date=15 July 2012 }}</ref> Their frequency makes them equal to the underground systems of other cities, but buses cover a far wider area than the underground system. Colectivos in Buenos Aires do not have a fixed timetable, but run from four to several per hour, depending on the bus line and time of the day. With inexpensive tickets and extensive routes, usually no further than four blocks from commuters' residences, the colectivo is the most popular mode of transport around the city.<ref name="trb.metapress"/> Buenos Aires has recently opened a [[bus rapid transit]] system, the [[Metrobus (Buenos Aires)|Metrobus]]. The system uses modular median stations that serve both directions of travel, which enable pre-paid, multiple-door, level boarding. The first line, opened on 31 May 2011, runs across the Juan B. Justo Ave has 21 stations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1377920-el-metrobus-ya-une-palermo-con-liniers|title=El Metrobús ya une Palermo con Liniers|date=1 June 2011|newspaper=La Nación|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505232439/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1377920-el-metrobus-ya-une-palermo-con-liniers|archive-date=5 May 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The system now has 4 lines with 113 stations on its {{convert|43.5|km|abbr=on}} network, while numerous other lines are under construction and planned.<ref>[http://movilidad.buenosaires.gob.ar/metrobus/%C2%BFpor-que-metrobus/ ¿Por qué Metrobus?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133235/http://movilidad.buenosaires.gob.ar/metrobus/%C2%BFpor-que-metrobus/ |date=4 March 2016 }} – Buenos Aires Ciudad</ref> ===Port=== {{main|Port of Buenos Aires}} [[File:Puerto_de_Buenos_Aires,_Argentina.jpg|thumb|[[Port of Buenos Aires]]]] The port of Buenos Aires is one of the busiest in South America, as navigable rivers by way of the Rio de la Plata connect the port to northeastern Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. As a result, it serves as the distribution hub for said vast area of the South American continent. The [[Port of Buenos Aires]] handles over {{convert|11,000,000|t|sp=us}} annually,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.puertobuenosaires.gov.ar/estadisticas/11-2010w.pdf |title=Puerto Buenos Aires: Estadísticas |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706083833/http://www.puertobuenosaires.gov.ar/estadisticas/11-2010w.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}</ref> and [[Dock Sud]], just south of the city proper, handles another {{convert|17,000,000|t|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/ARG_Port_of_Dock_Sud_187.php |title=Dock Sud |publisher=World Port Source |access-date=2 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420011546/http://www.worldportsource.com/ports/ARG_Port_of_Dock_Sud_187.php |archive-date=20 April 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Tax collection related to the port has caused many political problems in the past, including a [[2008 Argentine government conflict with the agricultural sector|conflict in 2008]] that led to protests and a strike in the agricultural sector after the government raised export [[tariff]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Argentina ends grain tax hike |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 July 2008 |url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-farmers19-2008jul19,0,2489386.story |first=Patrick J. |last=McDonnell |access-date=19 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803120812/http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-farmers19-2008jul19%2C0%2C2489386.story |archive-date=3 August 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Ferries=== {{Main|Buquebus}} [[File:Colonia del Sacramento 2016 042.jpg|thumb|[[Buquebus]] high-speed ferries connect Buenos Aires to [[Uruguay]]]] Buenos Aires is also served by a [[ferry|ferry system]] operated by the company Buquebus that connects the port of Buenos Aires with the main cities of Uruguay, ([[Colonia del Sacramento]], Montevideo and [[Punta del Este]]). More than 2.2 million people per year travel between Argentina and Uruguay with Buquebus. One of these ships is a [[catamaran]], which can reach a top speed of about {{convert|80|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buquebus.com/cache/HomeARG.html |title=Buquebus |publisher=Buquebus |access-date=9 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621063259/http://www.buquebus.com/cache/HomeARG.html |archive-date=21 June 2009 }}</ref> ===Taxis=== A fleet of 40,000 black-and-yellow taxis ply the [[:Category:Streets in Buenos Aires|street]]s at all hours. Some taxi drivers may try to take advantage of tourists.,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/Nota.asp?nota_id=76881 |title=La Nacion article |publisher=La Nacion article |access-date=9 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507154804/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/Archivo/Nota.asp?nota_id=76881 |archive-date=7 May 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> but radio-link companies provide reliable and safe service; many such companies provide incentives for frequent users. Low-fare limo services, known as ''remises'', are also popular.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://argentina.gotolatin.com/eng/Info/Hbook/Xport.asp |title=Argentina Handbook Transportation |publisher=Argentina.gotolatin.com |access-date=25 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324112053/http://argentina.gotolatin.com/eng/Info/Hbook/Xport.asp |archive-date=24 March 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotaxisyremises.com.ar/templates/bsasrem.htm |title=Radiotaxis & Remises de Argentina |publisher=Radiotaxisyremises.com.ar |date=22 February 2007 |access-date=25 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091114125757/http://www.radiotaxisyremises.com.ar/templates/bsasrem.htm |archive-date=14 November 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> though currently giving way to [[Ridesharing company|ridesharing]] companies like [[Uber]] or [[Cabify]], whose legal status has been the cause of much dispute with the city government<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2019 |title=The Uber Situation in Buenos Aires Is Crazy |language=en |work=Bloomberg.com |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/inside-the-battle-between-uber-and-buenos-aires |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703173940/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/inside-the-battle-between-uber-and-buenos-aires |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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