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Transportation in Argentina - City transport
Transportation in Argentine cities might seem chaotic by European standards, but bottlenecks and gridlocks are not very frequent. Most people try to use public transport instead of personal cars when going to the centre, since parking can be both difficult and expensive. Public transportation (buses, urban trains and the underground) is subsidized by the state, which makes it usually inexpensive.
Transportation in Argentina - Buses
The preferred method of transportation is the colectivo or bus. Buses cover the cities with wide and numerous lines, and fares depend on the destination; though usually there is only one fee for an inner-city ride, and higher ones for farther destinations (i.e. Colectivo 60).
Faster, air-conditioned versions, running the same lines and called diferenciales are notably more expensive. Different companies own different bus lines, and they usually have different colors, which makes them easy to identify. Buses are supposed to run night service every half hour, but that is true only for the most popular lines.
Transportation in Argentina - Taxis
Taxis are also very common, and relatively accessible. They have different colours and fares in different cities, and robberies with illegal taxis are not infrequent in big cities. Call-taxis companies (radio-taxis) are very common and safer. Another modality are the remises, very much like call-taxis, but prices are agreed beforehand, although they usually have fixed prices for common destinations.
Transportation in Argentina - Urban trains
Urban trains connect Buenos Aires city with the Greater Buenos Aires. Every day more than 1 million people go to Argentina's capital to came back home after work. Trains stop working from 1 am to 5 am. Most of these lines are electric, but there are still a few running on Diesel.
Transportation in Argentina - Metro and tramways
Buenos Aires is the only Argentine city with an underground system. Most of its lines connect the centre (Micro-centro) with areas in the outskirts. The Subterráneo de Buenos Aires has currently five working lines, each labelled with a letter from A to E. There is a modern tram line (E2) that works as a fedeer of E line at their outer terminus. At Caballito district, there is an heritage tramway mantained by tram fans that operates at weekend, near "Primera Junta" metro station (A line). There is a suburban modern tramway line between Bartolome Mitre suburban railway station and Tigre (Tren de la Costa). As of 2005, line H is under construction, and two additional lines are planned.
Transportation in Argentina - Others
Bicycles are not very used in big cities, as there are few bicycle-paths, making it difficult to move with them other than in recreational areas.
Trolleybuses are operated at Cordoba, Mendoza and Rosario.
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