Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia
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Unidad de Gestión Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia (UGOFE) is a temporary consortium of Argentine
companies formed on 7 January 2005 by Ferrovías
, Metrovías
and Trenes de Buenos Aires
to take over the running of commuter railway services in Buenos Aires
after concessions granted to Metropolitano
in 1994 for the operation of these services were revoked.
Metropolitano, a company formed in 1994 to take over rail concessions granted by the Argentine government, as part of railway privatisation
during the presidency of Carlos Menem
, operated commuter rail services over Línea San Martín
, Línea Roca
and Línea Belgrano Sur
in Buenos Aires which had previously been run by state-owned companies since nationalisation
of the railways in 1948. In spite of the large state subsidies received by the company a serious decline in the standard of its services led to the concession for the San Martin Line being revoked in 2004 and to these services being taken over by the newly formed UGOFE. When concessions for the other two Lines were revoked in 2007 UGOFE assumed control of these services as well.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
companies formed on 7 January 2005 by Ferrovías
Ferrovías
Ferrovías S.A.C. is a privately owned company which, on 1 April 1994, took over the concession, granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of the 1,000 mm metre gauge Belgrano Norte Line commuter rail service in...
, Metrovías
Metrovías
Metrovías S.A. is a privately owned company which, on 1 January 1994, took over the concession, granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of the standard gauge Urquiza Line commuter rail service in Buenos Aires,...
and Trenes de Buenos Aires
Trenes de Buenos Aires
Trenes de Buenos Aires is a privately-owned company which, on 27 May 1995, took over the concession, granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of commuter rail services in Buenos Aires, Argentina over the broad...
to take over the running of commuter railway services in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
after concessions granted to Metropolitano
Metropolitano
Metropolitano S.A. was a privately owned consortium formed in 1994 to take over concessions granted by the Argentine government, through the state-owned company FEMESA as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem for the operation of commuter rail services in Buenos Aires...
in 1994 for the operation of these services were revoked.
Metropolitano, a company formed in 1994 to take over rail concessions granted by the Argentine government, as part of railway privatisation
Railway Privatisation in Argentina
Following a prolonged period of hyperinflation in the 1980s, accompanied by a steep increase in fiscal deficit and a sharp fall in reserves, the Argentine government, under the presidency of Carlos Menem from 1989, initiated a series of neoliberal reforms which included the privatisation of...
during the presidency of Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
, operated commuter rail services over Línea San Martín
Línea San Martín (Buenos Aires)
The San Martín line is a 55 Kilometre,19 station commuter rail service in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires, Argentina run by the private company Transportes Metropolitanos General San Martín S.A. , a subsidiary of Metropolitano, between 1 April 1994 and 7 January 2005...
, Línea Roca
Línea Roca (Buenos Aires)
The Roca line is a commuter rail service in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, run by the private company Transportes Metropolitanos General General Roca S.A. , a subsidiary of Metropolitano, between 1 January 1995 and 22 May 2007...
and Línea Belgrano Sur
Línea Belgrano Sur (Buenos Aires)
The Belgrano Sur line is a commuter rail service in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina run by the private company Transportes Metropolitanos Belgrano Sur S.A. , a subsidiary of Metropolitano, between 1 May 1994 and 22 May 2007...
in Buenos Aires which had previously been run by state-owned companies since nationalisation
Railway Privatisation in Argentina
Following a prolonged period of hyperinflation in the 1980s, accompanied by a steep increase in fiscal deficit and a sharp fall in reserves, the Argentine government, under the presidency of Carlos Menem from 1989, initiated a series of neoliberal reforms which included the privatisation of...
of the railways in 1948. In spite of the large state subsidies received by the company a serious decline in the standard of its services led to the concession for the San Martin Line being revoked in 2004 and to these services being taken over by the newly formed UGOFE. When concessions for the other two Lines were revoked in 2007 UGOFE assumed control of these services as well.