The Roca train will incorporate 200 new cars in its park

The government approved the model credit line contract to be signed with the China Development Bank (CBD) for USD 236 million to finance the purchase of 200 rail cars for the railway. from Roca.

Decree 144/2019, published today in the Official Gazette, recalls that, as part of the overall plan for pbadenger rail transport in the metropolitan area of ​​Buenos Aires, the process of direct subcontracting for the transportation of pbadengers in the city of Buenos Aires has been completed. exclusivity was conducted with the firm CRRC Qingdao Sifang LTD will acquire 200 cars for the Roca line.

The contract also includes spare parts, tools, technical documentation, technical services and training necessary for the commissioning, operation and maintenance of the units.

The China Development Bank will provide financial badistance of up to 85% of the contract for the supply of railway equipment.

"We are making very significant investments in the entire rail system, with new viaducts, electrification, automatic train braking, road renewal and communication and signaling systems," he said. the Minister of Transport, Guillermo Dietrich.

"The new rolling stock is an additional element of all the changes we are making in metro trains," Dietrich said in a statement.

From this purchase, an additional car will be added to the existing trainings, from seven to eight cars, so that each formation can carry more pbadengers and with more comfort.

At the same time, trainings older than 30 years still in use in some branches and no longer in circulation will be replaced by 0 km 20 trains.

They will be replaced by units equipped with air conditioning, air suspension, energy saving and smart closing doors. This purchase represents an investment of 278 million US dollars.