The services of the Subway of Buenos Aires and Argentine Trains suffered delays due to the massive blackout that affected half the country. In this sense, the state railway operator Trenes Argentinos confirmed that the power outages that affect different parts of the country conditioned the operation of the trains and they await the restitution of the service to begin the normalization of their frequencies.
Massive power outage due to failures in the Atucha I power plant affects the AMBA and the center of the country
The widespread blackout occurred in the middle of rush hour, which affected people who use public transport to return home. The main train, subway and pre-metro lines in the city of Buenos Aires had delays and limitations on circulation as a result of the massive power outage that affected AMBA and several provinces of the country.
After a fire was detected that disturbed a 500 kW high voltage line that connects Campana with General Rodríguez, the electrical system protections worked, causing a blackout. In that context, the Atucha I nuclear power plant stopped working.
Mass blackout due to failures in Atucha I: where are the cuts and when the service returns
The lack of light affects several provinces, in addition to the region of the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. Given this scenario, trains and subways are affected in their service. Added to this, the Jorge Newbery Metropolitan Airport was also affected.
How the subways of the City of Buenos Aires work
At 20:05 hourslas lines A, B, C and D of subways are maintained with delays.
The service of the E line it works with delays and already makes the complete journey between headends.
The H linemeanwhile, resumed its service and completes the route between headwaters, but with delays.
Lastly, the I press performs the complete route between headers.
How intercity trains work
For its part, regarding the train service in the AMBA, the rock line was the most affected and was interrupted in its five branches. However, it restored its services with delays and cancellations following a power failure.
The San Martin Linemeanwhile, is facing delays and cancellations.
The Miter LineMeanwhile, it works with delays and cancellations.
He Sarmiento train registers voltage problems that cause the units to circulate with low speed. Also, it works with delays and cancellations.
The Belgrano line South works with delays. The cut also affects the signaling and barrier system, which makes everyone circulate with caution.
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