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Also known as Buenos Aires Metro, Subte de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Subte

rapid transit railway in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Key facts

Native name
Subterráneo de Buenos Aires
Owner
Subterráneos de Buenos Aires S.E. ( government corporation )
Locale
Buenos Aires
Transit type
Rapid transit
Number of lines
6 heavy rail, 1 light rail (Line P)
Number of stations
90 (108 including Line P)
Daily ridership
545,523 (2024)
Annual ridership
199,116,074
Website
City of Buenos Aires
Began operation
1 December 1913 ; 112 years ago ( 1913-12-01 )
Operator s
Emova Movilidad S.A.
System length
56.7 km (35.2 mi) , 64.1 km (39.8 mi) including Line P
Track gauge
1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge
Electrification
: Overhead line , 1,500 V DC : Overhead line and third rail , 550 V DC : Overhead line , 750 V DC

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Encyclopedic overview

The Buenos Aires Underground (Spanish: Subterráneo de Buenos Aires), locally known as Subte ( Spanish: [ˈsuβte]), is a rapid transit system that serves the area of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first section of this network (Plaza de Mayo–Plaza Miserere) opened in 1913, making it the 13th earliest subway network in the world and the first underground railway in Latin America, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Spanish-speaking world, with the Madrid Metro opening nearly six years later, in 1919. As of 2025, Buenos Aires is the only Argentine city with a metro system.

Currently, the underground network's six lines—A, B, C, D, E, and H—comprise 56.7 kilometers (35.2 mi) of routes that serve 90 stations. The network is complemented by the 7.4-kilometre-long (4.6 mi) Line P, an 18 station premetro line. Traffic on subterranean lines moves on the left because Argentina drove on the left at the time the system opened. Over a million passengers use the network, which also provides connections with the city's extensive commuter rail and bus rapid transport networks.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buenos Aires Underground” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.