Overview
- The commuter rail, which Governor Alfredo Cornejo expanded Friday, will span 45 km from the eastern zone through Maipú to Luján de Cuyo with 19 stations.
- The province split the tender into construction, operations, and rolling stock, which allowed a 12.6 km extension while staying under the 202,000 million peso cap.
- CEOSA won the infrastructure contract and was named preferred operator on the condition it registers in the National Registry of Railway Operators within 90 days.
- CRRC Tangshan of China will provide the train sets, and officials said import paperwork will begin soon.
- Officials plan to link the line with the Metrotranvía to form an 80 km rail network that eases daily trips through dense Maipú and Greater Mendoza.