Line H (Buenos Aires Underground)

Line H
300 Series train at Córdoba station
Overview
Type	Rapid transit
System	Buenos Aires Underground
Termini	Las Heras Hospitales
Stations	11
Daily ridership	14,093 (2008) 23,852 (2009) 41.4% 80,000 (2015)
Operation
Opened	18 October 2007
Operator(s)	Metrovías
Character	Underground
Rolling stock	300 Series
Technical
Line length	8-kilometer (5.0 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Catenary
Route map Retiro Terminal de Ómnibus Padre Mugica ↑ planned extension   Facultad de Derecho under construction Las Heras Santa Fe Córdoba Corrientes Once - 30 de Diciembre Venezuela Humberto I Inclán Caseros Colonia Workshops Parque Patricios Shops Hospitales Sáenz under construction This diagram:

14,093 (2008)
23,852 (2009) 41.4%

Line H of the Buenos Aires Underground, is the first entirely new line built in Buenos Aires since the opening of Line E on 20 June 1944. The first phase, between Plaza Once and Caseros, opened 18 October 2007, currently it stretches over 8 km between stations Hospitales and Las Heras.

According to projections, the line will stretch a total of about 11.85 km and will run from between Retiro to Sáenz once the remaining sections are constructed. It connects the southern part of the city with the north, improving the flow to the centre of the city. It is also designed to serve as a transversal line and provide cross-connections across all radial lines, mainly under the axis of Jujuy and Pueyrredón avenues.

Line H is currently served by a temporary fleet of refurbished vintage Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel train sets originally introduced on line C, with electric current supplied by overhead lines. The cars feature 42 seats and 4 doors per side.

As the line is extended and passenger numbers increase, the rolling stock will be replaced by brand new Alstom Metropolis units ordered from that company in 2012 in order to make up the entirety of the Line's rolling stock. The first 6 of the 120 new Alstom cars arrived In August 2015, with the remainder arriving gradually, in time for the inauguration of the section of the line which connects it to Line D.

An initial extension to Corrientes station was inaugurated on Monday 6 December 2010. The Córdoba and Las Heras stations opened in December 2015 with Santa Fe (which links Line H to Line D) set to open in April 2016. This will also mean that the extension will be inaugurated along with the line's new Alstom Metropolis rolling stock, which arrives in the country before then.

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