New trains. They approve a US $ 236 million contract with China for La Roca

The government has confirmed an administrative measure for the purchase of new trains for the Roca railway. This is an operation worth US $ 236 million, which will be financed by the financing of the state-owned China Development Bank.

By Decree 144/2019, published today in the

Official newspaper

, the contract signed between the Argentine State and the Asian financial entity has been approved, which will lend this sum for the acquisition of 200 electric cars of 0 km manufactured in

China

.

The purchase of new rolling stock had been
formalized in April 2018, when the Ministry of Transport signed the link with CRRC Quingdao Sifang, for a total of 277.9 million US dollars. The decree signed today formalizes funding to cover 85% of disbursements.

As reported by the

Ministry of transportation

, the arrival of new rolling stock on the Roca line, whose date has not yet been confirmed, plans to spend seven to eight cars of the formations currently in circulation. In turn, 20 old formations will be replaced, some with more than 30 years, which are still used.

The cars to be incorporated are made in China and are equipped with automatic braking and air conditioning. In turn, the purchase contract includes training, operating software and the necessary spare parts.