Overview

• General Pico, La Pampa, made all urban bus trips free today to honor the date and highlight the service’s community role.
• On September 24, 1928, the first colectivo ran from Primera Junta through Plaza Flores to Rivadavia and Lacarra in Buenos Aires.
• The earliest services used modified cars carrying up to five passengers with fares of about 10–20 centavos, and roughly 40 vehicles soon joined to form early lines such as No. 8.
• CABA formalized the commemoration in 2004 through Law 1475, anchoring the anniversary in the city’s official calendar.
• Current transport context includes newly approved AMBA bus compensations of more than $680 million, declining SUBE use on subte trips, and train services in the AMBA running at 30 km/h causing delays.