News of train

21 injured as train carrying 500 passengers derails near Olavarría

08-03-2022 21:05 A long-distance train carrying around 500 passengers on board derailed on Tuesday near Olavarría, leaving at least 21 people injured, authorities said.

ONCE RAIL CRASH: 10 YEARS ON

A decade on, relatives of Once tragedy victims reiterate call for justice

22-02-2022 16:31 Relatives of the deceased and survivors of the 2012 Once train crash this week reiterated their calls for justice, demanding that those convicted of crimes be made to serve their full jail terms.

Transport

Bomb threat at Palermo station causes delays on San Martín line

05-05-2021 11:40 A bomb threat at Palermo station in the capital on Wednesday morning led to the deployment of the Federal Police’s explosives team, sparking concern among commuters.

COURTS

Court confirms De Vido’s sentence for role in Once rail crash

23-12-2020 19:15 Fifty-one people, among them a pregnant woman, were killed and nearly 800 injured when a passenger train plummeted into the Once railway terminal during peak hour in Buenos Aires’ Balvanera neighbourhood on February 22, 2012.

TRAVEL & TOURISM

Buenos Aires to re-open for national and international tourism

24-11-2020 21:59 City Hall announces it will allow arrivals via airports, ports, bus, train and private vehicles, starting next month. Visitors will require a Covid-19 test and will only need to isolate if it comes back positive.