Check out another amazing South American metro system, the Sao Paulo Metro, here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/qYCcloKabYmWnYI
@stephenpower8723
3 ай бұрын
A pretty important thing you should have mentioned is how cheap the subte and buses are in BsAs. When I was there in Jan 2023 it was ARS22 (less than USD 10 cents!) per trip. I never saw anyone evading fares which is quite amazing given how poor their economy is.
@MartinIbert
Жыл бұрын
I think I did not hear you mention it -- "subte" is just short for "subterráneo", which simply means "under ground".
@andressorin1205
Жыл бұрын
At last someone points out to this!
@federicostritzler7650
Жыл бұрын
You are right !
@maestrofeli4259
Жыл бұрын
yep. I remember when I was a child and learnt in english class that the word "subway" mean the public transport thingy (subterraneo) and I was like "no wayy😱🤯🤯" "I can't believe my favourite fast food chain is the subte". Lol
@AnavonRebeur
Жыл бұрын
@@maestrofeli4259for me, born and raised in Buenos Aires, the arrival of Subway franchising spunded a too disgusting name. And never bought a sandwich that sounded as prepared in.the darkness of below. Doy you know why americans call so a simple sandwich?.
@maestrofeli4259
Жыл бұрын
@@AnavonRebeur perdon, no pude entender muy bien a que te referis con la ultima oracion. Yo soy del conurbano, por lo que el subte no fue gran parte de mi vida y nací despues de que subway se instalara en el pais, por lo que subway siempre estuvo en mi vida (igual que mcdonalds, starbucks, burger king u otras cadenas yanquis) y su nombre nunca se me hizo raro.
@matienlaciudad
Жыл бұрын
IT'S FINALLY HEREEEE!! I don't know what else can I say after watching this video evolve from concept to reality. I'm glad I was able to help you out with this one. Hopefully we can collaborate in another future project!
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Mati!
@TRDInfo
Жыл бұрын
Mati y RM transit, no me esperaba está colaboración 😮
@mateomcsg
Жыл бұрын
matiiiiii
@rebornfacets
Жыл бұрын
Also waiting this video 😽
@gardelitozz7184
Жыл бұрын
MATIIIIIIIIIIIII JUSTO VEIA ABAJO COURTESY OF MATI Y DIJE NO TE PUEDO CREER! DIOS QUE COINCIDENCIA JAJA, EXCELENTE VIDEO DE RM TRANSIT Y ENCIMA CON TU MATERIAL!, TIENE QUE SALIR CROSSOVER !!
@krotos6134
Жыл бұрын
Buenos Aires is a beautiful city. Saludos desde Buenos Aires.
@thegames4565
Жыл бұрын
Argentinian women are so beautiful. Hope I meet one someday. Best regards from Buenos Aires
@nicolasmoreno95
Жыл бұрын
Man I look so forward to eat the famous asado one of these days. Greetings from Buenos Aires.
@heatherdukeswifeandgirlfriend
Жыл бұрын
i have 3 spine deformities chau
@ary3901
11 ай бұрын
@@heatherdukeswifeandgirlfriend Girls with spine deformities from Buenos Aires are still beautiful Saludos desde buenos aires con la espalda hecha mierda
@uchil3916
Жыл бұрын
I remember a 90's argentine film called Moebius, about a missing train in the subte system. One topologist hypothesized that the system has grown so complex, it was actually non-Euclidian. Loved the video, thank you!
@juca365
Жыл бұрын
Recuerdo esa pelicula! Creo que habia una estacion Ciudad Universitaria, ficticia obvio, pero como deseaba que se hiciera realidad :)
@prysmikeloy9135
Жыл бұрын
@@juca365 esa es tremenda pelicula, de hecho habia un montonazo de lineas ficticias tales como la J y estaciones como dock sud, borges, parque I y II, etc etc
@GabyAR7575
Жыл бұрын
Una estación llamada Italpark!
@_TRB_
Жыл бұрын
Morbius
@prysmikeloy9135
Жыл бұрын
@@_TRB_ morbius es otra, es una pelicula de mierda nefasta. MOeBIUS es la argentina y es la mejor pelicula argentina
@mukundhashok8486
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing Buenos Aires's beautiful Subte system. I was in BA recently for an exchange trip, and I truly agree that this system is beautiful.
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, its a great city!
@IvanStepaniuk
Жыл бұрын
Oh yes, I've waiting for this one for long! Born there, commuted on line C daily and I have to say it's quite a traumatic experience at rush hour. Systemically over-capacity and unreliable, the Subte has been a long time victim of political wars between the national and city governments, often from opposite sides of the political spectrum. The mural art on the Subte is quite remarkable, perhaps worth of a video on its own along such examples around the world. Great work RMTransit!!!
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, its a great system - it deserves expansion!
@edwardmiessner6502
Жыл бұрын
And yet it's fared better than public transit in the United States! Some cities the size of Buenos Aires or larger only have light rail, a single starter rapid transit line, or bus rapid transit!
@SaurikSI
Жыл бұрын
@@edwardmiessner6502 Well, beating the United States in public transit is an easy feat LOL
@Amygondor
Жыл бұрын
what "opposite spectrums"? there hasn't been a true right-wing party for decades, the only one right now being "la libertad avanza", which was created less than four years ago by right wing people who just entered politics with the express purpose of fighting back against career politicians who are so far removed from their voters that they can't even fathom what our true wants are.
@NeoGamemaster
Жыл бұрын
I've used the B line since 2007, and about 6 years ago I decided to just start walking to work (I travel 30 blocks, it's not that much) because of how unreliable the subte is. It's always, quite literally, ALWAYS either packed at all times of the day, or there's always some problem which I'm starting to believe they're made up and not real.
@gonxaa
Жыл бұрын
The C line gets Tokyo levels of ridership at rush hour, the only thing missing is the company guys pushing people in; sadly this job is left to amateur volunteers (aka other riders). I agree the suburban railway would make an interesting video, specially the Roca line between Haedo and Temperley, a token line left almost exclusively for people in emergency settlements in Southwest GBA to be able to go to work.
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
The suburban railways will absolutely get a vidoe eventually!
@robertcartwright4374
Жыл бұрын
"amateur volunteers" - Hahaha!
@Nadia1989
Жыл бұрын
Ah, nothing like getting squashed into the Subte during rush hour. I definitely don't miss it.
@OfficerExe
Жыл бұрын
Not that roca line please... The fact it serves dangerous settlements is enough to not include it.
@quickgoldberg9041
Жыл бұрын
@@OfficerExe wtf the people that live there need transport too
@poja82
Жыл бұрын
The original lines retired in 2013 where really a time trip, I loved riding them, but they shaked like they where about to collapse, the problem was that ther where all wood, so very hard to fix without non historical parts. Its sad that they are not there anymore, i feel very privileged for having rode them.
@Leonardohummel
Жыл бұрын
titilaban las luces, hacia ruidos raros y sentías que iba a explotar, pero como se extrañan esos vagones
@alfredokress4936
Жыл бұрын
The shaking of the carriage body was not due to wear and tear, but it was planned by design and construction, to avoid breaking the wooden parts. Actually, the carriages survived roughly 90 years reliably running.
@Snowsea-gs4wu
Жыл бұрын
I rode them A LOT during the 90s (sometimes up to 4 times a day) and they where LOVELY! They shook and made all kind of noises, lights suddenly turned off but I kind of got used to it and even liked that they gave some rest to my eyes, sometimes even for a couple of stations! Good times, thanks for the video!
@laluenbaires
Жыл бұрын
Growing up in Villa Devoto, I didn't get to use the subway as much (no subte line goes that far west of the city) so my family and I mainly used the bus. I do remember going to the doctor once when I was little and being completely amazed by those wagons, so beautiful! I wish I got the chance to ride them more.
@Nerthos
Жыл бұрын
The original A line wagons were the best of the whole network. While I wish they had been kept running (or replicas with modern mechanics were built to replace them) at least they are put on the tracks semi regularly for touristic travel.
@juanpablo1834
Жыл бұрын
One funny detail about the linea E (my favorite one), it was planned on the late 70's to continue forward west near the general paz, (the highway that separates the capital city from the province, which would've massively increased usage and saved lots of commune time for tens of millions of people). The plans were also approved by the government. The only issue? They had, simultaneously, also approved the construction of the 25 de mayo highway connecting the same route on the surface. But neither project knew about the extension or height of the other one, until it was already too late and they realized that the sewer pipes from the highway would be running at exactly the same height as where the subway track would. With a little less incompetence from the dictatorial government, this could've been easily avoided. That is why they had to cancel the construction of the next station (the digging was almost 50% done at this point) and stop at Plaza de los virreyes (where it ends currently), and it will never be able to continue because the sewage system plan prevailed as it was more visible since it was on the surface, and so it would make a better image of this de facto government. That is why, to continue the original plan they had to do the premetro line, a poor attempt in uniting the poor south side of the city using a god forgotten tramway that would absolutely never receive any funds. Fun premetro tip: Do not absolutely, never, under any circumstance take it. You've been warned.
@sole112358
Жыл бұрын
Or, you know, take it, BUT WATCH OUT
@izumi2165
11 ай бұрын
why shouldn't I take the premetro?
@yosephsteel5454
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for information you shared. At least they should extent the Line E to Terminal Dellepiane since there's a bus terminal and also depot for Line E, it would be so useful. I really don't know what the hell is the person or the persons who planning the metro system is thinking.
@Nico_M.
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: the Marunouchi Line rolling stock still have some signs in Japanese.
@timoarrg
Жыл бұрын
Indeed! I have seen them, although i doubt the untrained eye would notice as they have really darkened over the years
@albertoandrade9807
Жыл бұрын
@@timoarrg where?
@CoifTube
Жыл бұрын
@@albertoandrade9807 las palancas de alarma están en japones
@AltoCalibreOP7
Жыл бұрын
@@albertoandrade9807 En algunos enlaces entre vagones se notan varios carteles en japones
@leograsso2
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was just some kind of urban art when I first saw it, but now it makes sense lol
@user-vq7hs6rw4w
Жыл бұрын
Buenos Aires Subte is great. For an old subway that has small connective tunnels and so many changes over the years it is quiet easy to navigate. The old parts of the city it is well connected and most of the touristic parts of the city are very accessible via subway (not counting Caminito and San Telmo). Some of the stations have great art murals painted on the subway tiles. However as in Paris and London it is so annoying to see the trains coming from the “wrong direction” due to the British heritage of the original lines.
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
I want to see it grow, and the through running suburban rail happen!
@user-vq7hs6rw4w
Жыл бұрын
@@RMTransit I would not hold my breath. I was already disappointed by the elimination of the tranvía de puerto madero, which had the potential to become a cool lrt that could have been extended to la Boca neighbourhood. But as you I wish to see extended. I also hope to see the trains converted to electronic traction on all lines.
@veritorossi
Жыл бұрын
@@RMTransit Good luck with that. I don't think it will happen anytime soon. Also Subte is not friendly to people with disabilities at all.
@aylen7062
Жыл бұрын
Trains going on the left is not heritage from the British, but from Argentina's past. Up until 1945 streets also were left-handed. Cars/bicycles/carriages as well as trains/trams, all on the left. Then we switched on streets but not on rail.
@MrBrno
Жыл бұрын
The BRT system opened in 2013 also goes the opposite way for some weird reason, so you have cars going one way and buses going the opposite way
@piensoluegolucho7438
Жыл бұрын
Algunas notas: - Los trenes Le Brugeoise siguen en servicio para tareas de movimiento de otras unidades (no llevan pasajeros, pero sirven a la empresa para llevar cosas del taller de superficie al túnel de la estación primera junta) - Los fines de semana circulan por un lazo cerrado los viejos tranvías de la ciudad restaurados por la asociación "amigos del tranvía" saliendo del taller de caballito y dando una vuelta pasando por Rivadavia antes de volver - Exceptuando la linea H, las demás lineas se conectan entre si por medio de vías de servicio - Debajo del túnel de la linea A, hay un viejo túnel con espacio para un tren de cargas mas pequeño
@chusty93
Жыл бұрын
Loved the video. We argentines tend to complain a lot about our country, as if nothing was right about it. But we need to have a bit of pride and recognize that it's not all that bad. Yes, subte could use A LOT of improvement, but it is nonetheless quite a good metro system
@moteroargentino7944
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely. There's so much to see and experience here, from the land itself to the people and what they do. Generally it's a great place to live... all it's major problems can be summarized in one word: politics. Or rather the lack of them, since for the last few decades there was no actual long term future planning to steer the country. It was all infighting and short term politics aimed to win elections rather than improving the nation.
@daniel_rossy_explica
Жыл бұрын
@@moteroargentino7944 Tengo 36 años y nunca en mi vida vi un político que hable sobre un plan a largo plazo. Recién ahora Milei está diciendo que en 35 años no sé qué, pero dudo que vaya a poder hacer algo con las dos cámaras en contra y que el siguiente gobierno que venga no deshaga todo lo que vaya a poder hacer.
@mats1975
Жыл бұрын
Chusty, coincido plenamente, vivo en Seattle de hace 23 años y me impresiona de buena forma lo limpio y bien que se ve todo en el video, muchisimo mejor que muchas areas de la ciudad de Seattle, (por suerte no vivo EN la ciudad) - hay muchisimas cosas que a veces dan por sentado de lo que se tiene alla que no todos lados hay, (como todo, tambien cuenta al reves, desde este lado, cuando nos quejamos aca de algo) , Saludos !
@neilworms2
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed visiting Buenos Aires, and I do hope things get better for you guys as you do have a very fantastic base to work with. Buenos Aires is one my favorite cities on earth, its so vibrant, full of life and culture (and the buildings are eclectic and interesting!) I wish the best for Argentina in general, but I do know at least as an outsider looking in its going to be very challenging.
@gfer66
Жыл бұрын
@@daniel_rossy_explica Milei diciendo que va a invertir en obra pública? Contate uno de gallegos ahora...
@ignaciotorovillacura6342
Жыл бұрын
As a Chilean I wondered if the lack of expansion in Buenos Aires subte is due to the broad and larger bus system and suburban rail that crosses the city. In Santiago the former bus system had so many lines and coverage that many people never used the subway, but when the system was replaced with Transantiago, metro increased its passengers and the oversaturated network needed to be expanded.
@sergiofernandez2166
Жыл бұрын
No hermano, no sé expandió más por la corrupción y la crisis económica. Si bien el servicio de colectivo es bueno, el subte jamás viene mal para aliviar más la congestión, pues en La ciudad de buenos aires hay alrededor de unas 3.500.000 de personas
@patricioargentum.9668
Жыл бұрын
En parte si. Hay que verlo en terminos de lienas ferreas, entiendo el resto de Latam no tiniendo red de trenes urbanos amplia no las incluyan, pero en nuestro caso son parte de la misma red. Estan super conectadas. En total son 98 estaciones en la Capital Federal.
@C.Q.Q
Жыл бұрын
Large bus system in existence before subway are constructed is a common thing across developing cities, including East Asian cities that have now become developed. It didn't stop those cities from switching from bus to subway.
@pwn3dname
Жыл бұрын
It's mostly due to neglect by a right-wing city government that's more committed to cars than public transportation. The bus network is not that good - it actually resembles Santiago's yellow lines in many aspects.
@willy-7030
Жыл бұрын
@@pwn3dnamethat’s not true, only your personal -shortsighted, biased-impression; the problem here is the macro economic situation that prevents city government from taking loans and private companies from taking the risk to continue growing the Subway system. Until the macro issue gets resolved, no system updates are possible.
@Sibliseidan
Жыл бұрын
One thing you misses abuot Retiro is that apart of the tree train stations it has a long distance bus station directly to the north of it. And long distance buses are the most used form of long distance public transportation in Argentina.
@thelegend2776
Жыл бұрын
I was 100% NOT expecting this collab. Aguante Mati en la ciudad y RMTransit!
@jbevilaqua1939
Жыл бұрын
Great Video. Although Buenos Aires does have a limited metrobus network, it does have one of the most extensive bus network in the world. You can pic virtually any corner and there is a bus combination that will get you there.
@gymnodinium9
Жыл бұрын
if not 1 a combination of 2 for sure, you will never have to walk more than 6 blocks or drive. But sometimes the bus can be overcrowded and it is a nightmare
@Iobiarg
Жыл бұрын
Being from Córdoba, the second largest city in Argentina, the Subte is one of the things we envy the most. The amount of time and money the Subte means is crazy. In my city there are only buses, taxis and Cabify. Traffic jams are insane every day. But the government won't invest and take the risk. But Subte should be present in every major city. And Córdoba being so spread in area, needs it even more.
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
Жыл бұрын
Here's some context for some of the names mentioned here: General San Martín is José de San Martín, who's an Argentine regarded as the Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru as he was the main leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish. Belgrano refers to Manuel Belgrano, who not only participated in the struggle for independence as well, but also designed what became the flag of Argentina. Plaza de Mayo was named in honor of the 1810 May Revolution, which sparked the war for independence when the Primera Junta seized the government, ousted the Spanish Viceroy, and launched a series of military expeditions. A tip for the future: In the Rio de la Plata region (as in not just Argentina but also Uruguay), they pronounce "ll" as "zh" instead of as a y. So Caballito at 4:38 is pronounced "Cabazhito". This pronunciation of ll and y as sh is actually a linguistic phenomenon called yeismo rehilado, which is also common in Uruguay. Why is this a thing in the region? Because of Galician, French, Portuguese, and most importantly, Italian immigration. Loan words like champagne and chef from French for example. And Puerto is pware-to. This isn't just a Rio de la Plata thing, but an all-Spanish thing. Saying Puerto as "porto" is Anglicized
@pcongre
Жыл бұрын
cool! (though I still think @RMTransit did a *very* decent job with the pronunciation : ) )
@oolooo
Жыл бұрын
As an Argentinian , I refuse to be connected to that conquering dictator
@Laura-ef3mm
Жыл бұрын
A mí me dio gracia que cuando se refirió a los distintos subtes naturalmente pronunció las letras en inglés, lo que puede prestarse a confusión con cómo realmente las llamamos en español 😋
@peterjohn5544
Жыл бұрын
I love Argentina, I love Buenos Aires and SUBTE is possibly my favorite metro system I've ever used.
@chettone8080
Жыл бұрын
As an Argentinian, I can strongly affirm that we need a new metro line that "circles" and connects green, red, light blue and purple lines on the western side of the city. If you see Buenos Aires map, you will find areas like Villa Del Parque that are completely unconnected to the metro system (but they do have trains). Without a line that connects the western side of the city from north to south, people who live on the western side need to take a metro line to go to the eastern/center side of the city and then take another line to go north or south, or simply travel by bus.
@edwardbrown3721
7 ай бұрын
Osea la Línea I? Está en el mismo proyecto que la H sólo que no se ha hecho aún, junto a la F y la G
@sams3015
Жыл бұрын
I was just in Madrid, it reminds me so much of that system. BA is one city I really want to visit, hopefully someday
@ramiroolarte7169
Жыл бұрын
Excellent... The original trains from line A you can actually ride on weekends in a small tourist service from Caballito. You forgot the connection from line A to Sarmiento trains, they even have some Sarmiento services sharing underground platform with the Subte.
@sev9530
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that underground connection between Sarmiento train and lines A and B its quite pretty (at least for me)
@soofsofi
Жыл бұрын
I'm Argentinian, I've lived my whole life in Buenos Aires, and an interesting fact is that you can ride the original 1913 wooden cars (La Burgeoise) on special events like the night of the museums. Also, until a few years ago the "Subte" sign was not yellow throughout the network. It used to have the background colour of the line the station belonged to, and also yellow can be confusing since it's the H line colour
@Aiyoros
Жыл бұрын
Oh boy, my favourite topic, subte de Buenos Aires!! We can resume the lack of expasion to politicians, as always (corruption, favors to buses/truck owners), and bad economic (due to politicians). Of course, politicians wants low cost and highly visible infraestructure, so metrobus was born. Subways are boring and no one sees the tunels being...bored(?)!. BTW, in Skyscrappercity we have fun imagining proposed lines onto an actual map or proposing new lines. Fun fact, Highlander 2 was filmed in Argentina, and part of it was filmed in the E line, they even used a preliminary subway car made by Materfer. We also have a failed attemp to put the Sarmiento line into a tunnel (soterramiento del Sarmiento, even it rhymes), the project is surrounded by a lot of corruption, but president Mauricio, the cat, Macri, promised the tunnel and it started being built with. Now we have a tunnel half built, but due to a lack of budget (FMI to the rescue!) it got suspended. RER is awesome, maybe can be simplified I wish we can build it. And the lack of high speed train...don't get me started!. Your pronunciation of the spanis words is very good!!
@noticiasinmundicias
Жыл бұрын
I second everything said here.
@MrBrno
Жыл бұрын
The failed Soterramiento wasn't Macri's fault, it was doomed from the start due to Kirchner's corruption during the first Cristina government. The project started around 2008-2010.
@Aiyoros
Жыл бұрын
@@MrBrno yeah well, I couldn't write all the soterramiento's back story, it's a long one 😅
@timtwoface
3 ай бұрын
Just booked a flight to Buenos Aires and this is one of the first videos I've watched since
@docontra4921
Жыл бұрын
Great video! Dropping in to add some info on the B line (ironically among the lines I used the least 😅): - Of the east-west lines, it was the only one built from west to east (all the rest were built from downtown outwards) - It was built by Federico Lacroze, then owner of the now Urquiza line, who had planned on through trains from downtown (Leandro N. Alem station, by the then central mail building) to the suburbs (it's the only subte line built with railway standards -- spacing, track hardness, etc. -- instead of light railway as the rest of the lines) - He never quite got to run those trains due to (extremely valid!) union issues: Train conductors wanted the benefits of both Railway conductors (best retirement plan in Argentina and among the best salaries at the time) and Subway conductors ("unsanitary work"[1] -- 6 hour shifts instead of 8 hour shifts at the same daily pay). His response was to cancel the through-running services - This also came with a completely different electrical system that is rather unique for subway systems (3rd rail instead of overhead lines[2]). - The CAF trains had lots and lots of issues: For some inexplicable reason, SBASE/Metrovías decided to install the extremely proprietary and never-before installed overhead line system from CAF[3] instead of adapting the engines to 3rd rail, or even to the catenary system used in the entire rest of the system, which required increased maintenance windows (line was closing ~2 hours early and even shutting down some weekends during this work). - To make matters worse, the trains that came with AC didn't quite fit with the AC units installed in parts of the tunnel (ironically the tighest fit was in one of the newer parts: the connection between the old Federico Lacroze garages and the extension to Tronador/Villa Ortúzar), so they had to lower the tracks relative to the tunnel roof (Didn't know that cargo trains used to serve the Abasto! 🤯) As for the connection of Once to Puerto Madero, there was a tunnel meant for cargo that even had a underutilized passenger express train at one point (twice daily) to Moreno and Luján. The tunnel has been cut off by the "Paseo del Bajo" project (a trench/tunnel where all trucks that used to circulate in Eduardo Madero/Ing. Huergo are now forced into), and I doubt they can reestablish that connection (it's a small miracle already that the Paseo del Bajo didn't shut down the tracks connecting Retiro with the Roca railway...). [1]: This right was taken from the workers sometime in the 90's IIRC, and it has been their main fight ever since [2]: I don't have my mental timeline right, but I have seen very old photos of the Urquiza line with overhead lines [3]: My understanding is that the "standard" overhead lines in Argentina are suspended copper bars, while the CAF system is as near as makes no difference completely rigid
@patricioiasielski8816
Жыл бұрын
Great video! I know the scope of the video is the subte, but in the Intro I think you under-estimated the importance of the bus network, is truly amazing the number of lines, services and extension, I think is the most unique thing about the Buenos Aires transportation system and what "saves" us (the porteños/bonaerenses) from having an unbearable experience because of the poor conectivity of the train and metro lines.
@chiilca
Жыл бұрын
Es verdad pero los bondis nos "salvan" porque los metros no están bien desarrollados. Los trenes y subtes son la manera más eficiente de transporte que hay y creo que se debería invertir más en eso antes que concentrarse solo en los colectivos durante tanto tiempo. Y que no se me mal interprete, el metro bus es muy útil y agilizó el sistema de colectivos mucho más pero creo que hay que apostar por los trenes/subtes mucho más
@MrBrno
Жыл бұрын
More than 600 bus lines between CABA+GBA which is absolutely insane
@gerardomalazdrewicz7514
Жыл бұрын
Tangentially related, but in the movie "Moebius" (Argentina, 1996), the subte plays a stellar role.
@DanPerlman
Жыл бұрын
Two things worth mentioning. While the H line was inaugurated in 2007 (twice, because at the original inauguration, it turned out that the line didn't work, so they had to re-inaugurate it months later after they fixed the problems), it originally only ran for four stations, connecting lines D, B, and A, with one intermediate stop, and ran that way for years before eventually adding in more stops in both directions, one at a time gradually increasing its coverage. The last to open opened just a couple of years ago and there are still more to come. Second, and one of the things that I've always found fascinating, and which may be just a local apocryphal story... You might note watching the videos, that the trains run "on the left", so to speak. Supposedly, it's because the original suburban, and subte line A, were installed by British companies. While our traffic in Buenos Aires runs "on the right", the American model, all of our trains run on the opposite side. According to the story, by the time anyone noticed that the Brits were installing the trains on "the wrong side", it was too late to do anything about it. Whether or not the story is true, who knows? But it does make for good local lore when showing visitors around.
@palomasofiaalcalde382
Жыл бұрын
Sarmiento railway used to connect once with retiro through the 1912 tunnel. My mom used to take it 20 years ago. Now it's closed.
@gerardohugo3032
Жыл бұрын
It should be back!
@tirsoyosviak7490
Жыл бұрын
I've been waiting this video for so long! I'm from Argentina, and even though the some Subte stations aren't the cleanest, and sometimes it can be too crowded, I think it's a wonderful system nonetheless, with beautiful stations and varied rolling stock (it might not be the best, but it is very interesting to se the different trains, and riding them) Thanks so much for doing this video, keep up the work!
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope I did the system some justice!
@tomasdionnet812
Жыл бұрын
I waited for years for you to tackle the Subte system and you never fail to deliver! I hoping to see soon the video about Buenos Aires´s Suburban Railways as i myself work at Plaza Constitución on the General Roca Railway
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind note! Stay tuned, I will do one eventually!
@OfficerExe
Жыл бұрын
Dou, de que trabajas en Constitución?
@tomasdionnet812
Жыл бұрын
@@OfficerExe En el área de transporte
@38911bytefree
Жыл бұрын
Nice coverage !!!!. It is very true that our metro have mantained a wide variety of raillstock across the years. By the end of the 70 this was about to change. We had a project calle "coche unico" ( one train for all lines). The project aim was to provide ALL the lines, except for B for obviuos reasons with an homogenoeus fleet or trains. Across 18 years, FIAT MATERFER delivered 45 pairs (each pair consistin on a A and B car). But our Gobernement never commited to support this process and with the last deliveries in 1998, the train loocked out of date. But here is the result> This rolling stock performed pretty well across the years. It aged well, still going strong. and passed the 2016 audit from Metro of Barcelona. This is not the only case of Argentinian rolling stock but it was the second project for the metro. This rolling stock can run on 600 and 1500V, more like S7000 and others. IT uses chopped DC for traction control (ALL SOLID STATE), air suspension an PLC "drive by wire" controls. For a late 70s design ,man they did an outstanding job. People dont realize the effort that was put there, they lack from AA and that all ....
@willingshelf
Жыл бұрын
_Happy Mati en la Ciudad noises_
@matienlaciudad
Жыл бұрын
👀👀
@user-vq7hs6rw4w
Жыл бұрын
@@matienlaciudad tus vídeos sobre la historia del subte me encantaron y fueron súper utilices en descubrir el Buenos Aires que a mi me interesa (🚂)
@matienlaciudad
Жыл бұрын
@@user-vq7hs6rw4w Me alegro que te hayan gustado! 😄
@tomasdellavalle3084
Жыл бұрын
Great video, also we have a big big problem with the subte B, the trains that we bought from Spain have Asbesto, very dangerous carcinogenic material.. and we are still using them. 3 workers already died from cancer, and the goverment of Buenos Aires doesn't buy new trains.. its a big problem right now
@PAnon-sama
Жыл бұрын
Happy to see more latinamerican metro systems in this channel.
@lorenzobuero7115
Жыл бұрын
0:30 little clarification, there aro almost 15 million living in the City of Buenos Aires (CABA) and it's suburban area, but just 3 or 4 million in CABA itself, the subte is only in CABA.
@morrisginzburg1978
11 ай бұрын
As a born Argentinian who takes the B line daily, I wanted to say two things, one, that our subway system is hella awesome, but also let everyone know that the subte workers are striking because of many cases of mold and asbestos in the stations and tunels causing diseases. Hopefully our government will listen to demands and fix these issues soon so we can all enjoy the best public transportation possible. Thanks for the video, it's weird listening to foreigners talk about something so close to me in other languages, but it also gives me perspective on how other countries see our city !
@francisconikotian2326
Жыл бұрын
I actually used to take the 1913 trains, its crazy inside, its like a time capsule, and they worked perfectly
@elbandano2721
Жыл бұрын
Mati en la Ciudad Joined to the chat
@matienlaciudad
Жыл бұрын
Just the chat? 😂
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
He was already in the chat!
@elbandano2721
Жыл бұрын
@@RMTransit A
@lucaswhat6486
Жыл бұрын
You should do a video about the Dominican subway system and transportation in and around the capital city Santo Domingo
@margamez9801
Жыл бұрын
Yessss, and also about the current monorail construction in Santiago de los caballeros
@ivana.medina3126
Жыл бұрын
I am from Buenos Aires and this was very informative, thank you!
@Ari_The_Polar_Bear
Жыл бұрын
I love the Subte,and it's nice to see other people learn more and more about Argentina's railways! (as someone who lives there) My personal favorite line is the C line since it partaked most of my childhood.
@harveyschwartz6789
Жыл бұрын
Remember being there for a month one winter in I think 2006 and seeing the wooden doors of the cars on one of the lines swinging back and forth, open and close as the train was moving along.
@JoshuaPers
Жыл бұрын
That was the line A, the oldest of the network, opened in 1913. In 2006, the original trains were still running. Since 2013, the line has all new CNR Citic series 200 trains, and the original trains were retired.
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Some of the oldest cars out there those would have been!
@noticiasinmundicias
Жыл бұрын
@@RMTransit It was quite an experience, I loved it as a kid. The lights would flicker when cornering, and you if sat in the front of the train you could see the way forward. The smell of wood and the screeching noise of the wheels on the rails. Sadly the old cars were not preserved and either left to rot or sold to the mayor's friends. It would've been super simple to leave a couple of the trains running during the weekends, such a shame.
@Nadia1989
Жыл бұрын
Some were auctioned to private collectors.
@38911bytefree
Жыл бұрын
99 Years on Service !!!!. and with one of the lowest rates of accidents (just 4 in all it history). Door was held close by pneumatics, I find a bit difficult to picture what you are describing. Been a daily user for years, never seen something like that. Could be the driver internal door. Yes, they barely closed them properly ... they didnt care at all. Drivers treated this material pretty bad, even using reverse as a brake. Tourist love them. And dont think because it was wooden and old, they couldnt cope with the rush hour like champs. With 200HP per coach, they got the job done really well. GOOD OLD IRON
@97nelsn
Жыл бұрын
3:48 feels like a hybrid mix of Lexington & 53rd on the NYC subway and Grove Street Station on the Path
@esteban.bernal
Жыл бұрын
Loved the mention to the "subtrenmetrocleta" (connecting subte, trains, metrobus and a bike station under the Obelisco) project at the end, it has sadly been left behind but it will live forever in our hearts.
@nosveranvolver
Жыл бұрын
Lo de "subtemetrocleta" fue una estupidez espontánea de algún funcionario sobredotado del GCBA, y vendría siendo que el transporte principalmente sea en esos medios, pero nada más en concreto. Lo que mencionó es la RER, Red de Expresos Regionales, y fue una idea (no mucho más que eso) muy ambiciosa del gobierno de Macri.
@gianb3952
Жыл бұрын
I don't think I had ever appreciated or learned as much about my own city's metro system this much
@SBS6578L
Жыл бұрын
Definitely didn't expect a South American metro system to have such a storied history, especially, well, since Shanghai just got released a few weeks ago. Anyways, nice video as always
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Its a really interesting system, it's hard to believe some of the details honestly!
@zddxddyddw
Жыл бұрын
Well, that's your prejudice showing, then.
@rmfigue
Жыл бұрын
Buenos aires subway system is the oldest in the southern hemisphere
@pay2000
Жыл бұрын
How prejudiced, Argentina is the best country in the world
@vezax8505
Жыл бұрын
Basically because Argentina (and most specifically Buenos Aires) had EU capitals budget back in the day, unlike other south american cities. With such a budget you could do a lot of things. Sadly in the last 100 years Argentina has decayed a lot and became much more “south american” as the rest of the countries around there. Such a shame…
@bassneter
Жыл бұрын
Wow that metro is incredible, So beautiful! Saludos desde Buenos Aires
@TadeB
Жыл бұрын
Being part of the city government, I have a couple of footnotes: 1) The mega station under the Obelisk (RER) is not going to happen. The debt taken by President Macri with the IMF was partly justified with this project, but after the reduction of investments in trains, the lack of funds was declared. There is currently no plan to revive the project. 2) There is a second stretch of tramway in CABA, which was closed not many years ago. Coincidentally, it used the same modern cars as the Madrid tram. Clearly the system was not well managed and the cars are currently in our Tram Museum. There are private proposals to revive the system, but again, without a defined plan from the city... and we need trams back. 3) You should see the elevation works of the Mitre line and the tunneling works of the Sarmiento line. Each one deserves its own videos.
@nosveranvolver
Жыл бұрын
¿Hay algún plan de la Secretaría de Transporte por el tema de colectivos en general? Está bien que la CNRT es la tiene que hacer los cambios de recorrido y todo eso, pero no puede ser que en ciertas avenidas como Rivadavia la mitad de las paradas no estén bien señalizadas (aún cuando en la CNRT tienen parada oficial en cierto lugar). También mejoraría mucho el tránsito en general y el transporte público si se crearan y modificaran ciertas líneas, o cosas muy pequeñas como la ubicación de una parada mal ubicada que desencadena un cuello de botella a todo el tránsito, y eso es algo que prácticamente no demanda presupuesto alguno.
@pilotoespacial3000
Жыл бұрын
El RER está pospuesto indefinidamente pero eso no quiere decir que no haya escenario de realizarse. El unico problema es financiero, no es un proyecto cancelado por dificultades de ingenieria. Las vias del tranvia del este se levantaron, no hay más sistema como tal. Toda su infraestructura desapareció, inclusive los coches ya son practicamente chatarra.
@o_s-24
Жыл бұрын
Didn't expect it to be so old
@sea80vicvan
Жыл бұрын
Nice video. I wasnt aware of this metro, but it appears to to be well used in Buenos Aires and the public wants it to be expanded. Being able to use the Subte card in the rest of Argentina sounds similar to how the Suica card in the Tokyo system can be used elsewhere in Japan.
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
There are a lot of Japanese connections!
@JoshuaPers
Жыл бұрын
Actually it is not the "subte card" is the SUBE (Sistema Único de Boleto Electrónico) card, which is a National Government political being implementing gradually across the country.
@Dalgyalf104
Жыл бұрын
Saludos desde Buenos Aires and also thanks for talking about our subte system, really nice video.
@juno6
Жыл бұрын
Great video! One thing omitted is the fact that the ticket cost 10cents and you can cross almost the whole city with that.
@j.s.7335
Жыл бұрын
Great job with the Spanish pronunciations. I greatly appreciate it. Great video!
@elorani1714
Жыл бұрын
Interesting to see southern hemisphere content. Looking forward to a video on the commuter rail systems in South Africa, especially the Gautrain in Johannesburg-Pretoria.
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
2 more southern hemisphere videos coming this month!
@geraldgibert6814
Жыл бұрын
i live in bs as, your video is perfect, thanks
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@lovelyjpg391
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for explaining with such detail my beautiful city and it's subte history!
@EnzoMartos
11 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for talking about our subte!!! I agree that, although it needs improvement, its still one of the best subway systems out there so thank you for shining the spotlight on it ajjaja (also kudos for the pronunciation in spanish u did rlly good) Saludos desde Argentina 💖
@g-low6365
Жыл бұрын
its been long time since i last used the "subte". i live some 30km from the city. but even back then, u could go anywhere combining it with suburban trains and urban and suburban buses. bsas public transportation is pretty well designed/organized. (much more than other things in this country)
@Valkenvr
Жыл бұрын
I can't believe you didn't include footage from the Line A stations which are exactly the same as they were in 1913. It even has the original advertisement.
@stevengalloway8052
Жыл бұрын
Loved seeing the bird switching trains... 😆
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
Even birds appreciate the efficient service of Subte!
@brunamancini2663
Жыл бұрын
great video! I went to buenos aires twice, and even with so many problems with subway and bus infrastructure, it's so much more efficient than where I currently live in. you should definely make a video about São Paulo subway system as well!
@adityavenkatesan5423
Жыл бұрын
Please cover chennai metro 🇮🇳. It has 54km operational metro and 119 km under construction
@MrMuel1205
Жыл бұрын
This makes me nostalgic for my time in BA. It's an amazing beautiful city and the Subte is right at its heart. One of my absolute favourite cities in the world.
@BrianBaileyedtech
Жыл бұрын
I am in Mendoza, Argentina now - was in Buenos Aires last month - loved it. I was staying in Recoleta and there was a subway stop just outside my apartment. I used this iconic and very old subway system for the whole month, using a Sube card given to me by my Airbnb host. Awesome experience. When I was first in BA in 2009 I actually used the very first subway cars from 1913 which were still in service. They still had the old wooden escalators as well. While the BA system is very old, in a couple of days I will be using the very modern Santiago, Chile system which is one of the best in the world IMHO.
@tyleralberico9340
Жыл бұрын
Omg I was just wondering if you were gonna cover this!
@lastorelmascapito
Жыл бұрын
Good video. I wish you showed the art on some stations, and spoke about the SUBE system allowing for virtually unlimited connectons for less than a U$D price
@ElJuanoVideos
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this. Buenos Aires is a very extensive city and during rush hours, it's almost impossible to use the subte system accordingly. Lines E, C, B and D being the most used ones in my opinion (from personal experience, having used all of them) Another note you could've added is that there were projects planned for new lines F, G, I and extention of the existing ones to connect everything in a single unit, but never happened in the end. This would've solved a lot of issues regarding rush hour multitudes as people would have a new way to get to their jobs and homes, other than relying on the existing system or riding the bus, which is either crwoded as well or on strike multiple times. Overall, beautiful narration, research and take on our underground system!
@sralmendrita
Жыл бұрын
This is why space bugs destroyed Buenos Aires, they were jealous of the tunnels, their dirty bug tunnels are way less efficient. WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
@JPabloBczk
6 ай бұрын
El subte de buenos aires es mas moderno que el metro de nueva york
@OprichnikStyle
Жыл бұрын
you forgot Lacroze, terminal for the Urquiza line, which is joined by the line B of the subway
@PiotrPavel
Жыл бұрын
I was watching videos about subway fires. Can we have episode about prevention and safety systems in metro and trains?
@AverytheCubanAmerican
Жыл бұрын
Be honest, Reece...you were singing "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" while editing this video, weren't you? 😂Argentina may have been the first to get a subway in Latin America, but the first in the Spanish-speaking world to get trains in general was CUBA! During the colonial era, the Compañía de Caminos de Hierro de la Habana opened a 27.5 kilometers line from Havana to Bejucal in November 1837, before Spain itself got trains! Buenos Aires's buses are just as interesting as the Subte! There are over 100 city bus lines called Colectivos, and these lines are each managed by different companies, meaning liveries galore! They have the frequency of subway systems, but colectivos do not have a fixed timetable, but run from four to several per hour, depending on the bus line and time of the day. Not to mention they're inexpensive! It's like how the jitneys in northern New Jersey steal business from NJ Transit by running more frequent along NJT routes and attracting Spanish speakers, although the fares are more than NJT. And then on top of these colectivos, there's the Metrobús BRT system you mentioned. It operates 24 hours a day and 365 days a year (like the NYC Subway), with 2-to-4-minute frequencies during the day and 10 to 15 minutes at night. It opened in 2011 with the Juan B. Justo Line at 12 kilometers long and 21 stations, and more lines have since been built.
@dmartind
Жыл бұрын
Also, on line E there are two stations SAN JOSÉ, the current one and the old one that is below the current one. The old one has an address to Constitution, since that was its original route. Today we can see on the way of the C when it is entering the station Constitución on our right we see as some iron columns and even parked cars, there were the platforms of the line E.
@hpalvz
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video (and extremely accurate!). There are plans for more lines than the F line (that's why the naming jumps from line E to line H!). F, G, H and I lines were planned on 2001 but only H got constructed due to lack of funding.
@RMTransit
Жыл бұрын
I really think a version of BA with several more lines would be amazing, would be a proper big network like CDMX!
@davidreichert9392
Жыл бұрын
Buenos Aires is an amazing city unlike any other, one my favourite places I've ever visited. I rode the Subte when I was there, it was nice. Outside of that, there is a constant flow of buses that sometimes they're coming more often than once a minute.
@valduin4523
Жыл бұрын
It's always so bizarre seeing my home city in english speaking youtube videos! One of the stations featured is quite literally two blocks from where i live. The intricacies of the public transit system itself elude me, but damn if it ain't convenient; I don't ever have to worry about learning to drive as a necessity, as I've heard happens a lot in the majority of the US. Great video, I can tell you know a lot about the topic!
@tommy2059
Жыл бұрын
Cheers for saying "Once" great job
@BUENOSAIRES4K
Жыл бұрын
the city capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, was the 14th city in the world to have a subway system, Argentina was the seventh country in the world to have a subway system, and the first in the southern hemisphere of the planet. I did a video about the first Metro too. Very nice video !!!! a big like
@nico94ar
Жыл бұрын
i live in buenos aires sinze 1994 and i love trains, your video wass veery enjoyable. U should ask motormans here they very friendly and they may give u a drive on the motorman cabin to make a nice video
@davioliveira9275
Жыл бұрын
please do a video on the são paulo metro system!
@carlosrivera3260
Жыл бұрын
También me gustaría ver algo sobre el metro de San Pablo pero el tema de este video es el subte de Buenos Aires, así que podrías comentar algo sobre eso .
@davioliveira9275
Жыл бұрын
@@carlosrivera3260 what? I'm giving a suggestion for a future video topic. this is completely normal on KZitem, you can find other comments about that in this video
@lucasmoorim
Жыл бұрын
I hope you talk about the amazing sybway and metropolitan train system of São Paulo soon!
@songsofgayanddevotion7524
Жыл бұрын
amazing video!! would certainly love to see a video on the railways as a daily user of those (specially the urquiza and san martin railways)
@szelski.
Жыл бұрын
what makes it so special is the ability of taking your phone out of your pocket and in 2 seconds time its gone
@MollyGaia
Жыл бұрын
I love how you called it subte the whole way through. it's short for subterranean, aka subway, in case anybody didn't connect the dots. I didn't know we had such dope subtes compared to the rest of the world.
@Tracks_And_Chill
Жыл бұрын
That’s pretty cool
@daniel_rossy_explica
Жыл бұрын
SUBTE is by far the fastest way to get to various parts of Buenos Aires. There is a bus line that has a stop at the corner of my block that goes all the way up to Retiro (line 100) but often, I would rather take a shorter bus line to Lanus station, then the Roca train line to Constitución, and then the SUBTE to whatever place in Buenos Aires City I have to be, provided the place is in a walkable distance from the metro stop. While travelling that way is more expensive, it is way faster than one or two bus lines, as trains don't have traffic or red lights to stop them.
@timtwoface
24 күн бұрын
Just spent time in Buenos Aires amd their Subte is muy bueno, indeed.
@user-xp5yq8oj5g
Жыл бұрын
Im from BA but currently living in London, and honestly I can appreciate a lot the design and connections of the system back at home. As much as the tube is incredibly vast, I don't think the design is as efficient as the transport in Buenos Aires. Living in the edge of the city to the south I had 1 to 1.3 h commute to anywhere within the city normally requiring either 2 buses, 1 bus or bus and subte. Getting around the same distance in London will definitely take 2 hours at least and require bus, tube, and walking at least 10 mins. Obviously this is owed to the history of the network and the differences in city layout (london being built across a river, with a non'-grid street layout), still can't help but miss the commute back at home!!
@florenciamastrandrea7292
Жыл бұрын
Currently one major issue with the Subte is the presence os asbestos, a known carcinogen, in various parts of the system. It doesn't cause a huge risk for users but many workers have suffered health problems. They are protesting by closing the service once in a while, but as it is such a needed service they usually take turns striking.
@patricksalonius8516
Жыл бұрын
One thing I wish you looked at Reece were the expansion plans for the Subte. I honestly thought they stunk….I find it strange how the master plan for the Subte envisions new lines, rather than doing more line extensions…As it stands now the lines on the system are all relatively short, and the master plan seems to require a lot of line transfers
@carlosrivera3260
Жыл бұрын
The fact that the lines download folder have to do with the jurisdiction limitations. The city proper of Buenos Aires is much, much smaller than the metropolitan area.
@patricksalonius8516
Жыл бұрын
@@carlosrivera3260 that could easily be solved by political will. There’s no reason the lines couldn’t extend outside of the Ciudad Autónoma. Look at Paris, where the metro lines consistently extend into Boulogne-Billancourt, St Denis, Clichy, or other parts of the suburbs. I can’t see why the Subte couldn’t extend into the province if Buenos Aires with a little political will/cooperation.
@markopapac196
Жыл бұрын
The current lines may be short but they are oversaturated, extending them would make things worse since these extensions would add even more users. That is why the construction of line F and the RER are priorities, since the first would remove users from lines C and D mainly, and the RER would prevent a large number of users coming from suburban areas from getting off the train and transferring with the SUBTE to reach high-demand areas. The only lines that can be extended in the current state are the H and the E (and the latter does not warrant another extension except the one to Ezeiza airport)
@nosveranvolver
Жыл бұрын
@@markopapac196 La E a Ezeiza es una locura, mucho mejor una extensión del Roca para ahí. El RER sí que es muy necesario, pena que por su costo aproximado parece prácticamente abandonado el análisis del proyecto.
@MrBrno
Жыл бұрын
@@patricksalonius8516You're asking for political cooperation in Argentina, you know that'll never happen lmao. One of the reasons that the subway lines didn't extend much more was because the national government didn't want to give money to the city's government. They threatened the city with a nationalisation of the subway system too, it's all quite a mess.
Жыл бұрын
I love the CNRs, they smell like lemon.
@mandarina2246
11 ай бұрын
I remember once in 2019 I rode the E line for the first time. The car i got on was so, so old... it has wooden benches not against the wall but all facing each other like traditional train boots, and there was a chandelier on the ceiling. Never seen that car again, the next time i boarded one was the more modern tracks.
@dariogonzalez553
Жыл бұрын
I think the new viaducts for suburban rail deserved a longer explanation. Good video anyway.
@shmuelkurtz3663
11 ай бұрын
Wow, Buenos Aires is sure a very interesting city. Saludos desde buenos aires
@GoliathZ13
11 ай бұрын
I wish they continued working on the Subte network, there are still some parts of the city that are hard to reach with public transportation, which were supposed to be connected by other planned (but never built) Subte lines
@brauliorodriguez882
Жыл бұрын
yo al ver que las imágenes fueron proporcionadas por Mati: 😱😱😱😱😱 (crossover épico)
@matienlaciudad
Жыл бұрын
😎
@tomasmino461
Жыл бұрын
thanks for talk about our country and our beautiful city :)
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