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Sarmiento Train Derails Near Liniers, Service Partially Restored as Probe Centers on Track Switch

Investigators are reviewing video of a switch opening under a federal court-led inquiry, and trains are bypassing Liniers during inspections.

Overview

  • Twenty passengers were treated and nine were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to SAME.
  • Three cars shifted onto a parallel track and smoke was reported, prompting a power cut and an evacuation along the rails.
  • Trenes Argentinos resumed Once–Moreno operations late Tuesday with delays, but trains are not stopping at Liniers while forensic work continues.
  • Judge Julián Ercolini opened a federal case, ordering alcohol and toxicology tests for the motorman and the preservation of signaling data and recordings.
  • Security footage and on-scene images show the train deviating at a track switch and mechanical damage, as a union leader cited a recently installed switch; officials have not yet confirmed the cause.