The Argentinian government has signed a contract with Siemens and TESUR to electrify part of the General Roca commuter railway in Buenos Aires.
Financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the joint venture will electrify around 53 kilometres of railway between Constitución station in the city centre and La Plata.
The €52 million contract includes the supply and installation of a 132 kV and 25 kV substation, six autotransformer stations, a SCADA remote control system and a switching station, which will supply power to the traction system, the signalling, the stations and the depots for the Buenos Aires to La Plata route.
