Rail services · Argentina

Rail services in Argentina

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Argentina: Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario.

The rail network in Argentina

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 17,000 km, several gauges (standard and narrow gauges), about 5% electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Trenes Argentinos Infraestructura.

Vast three-gauge network, Buenos Aires suburban network under modernisation (electrification, viaducts), Belgrano Cargas renewed for agricultural freight.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Argentina case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in Argentina (several gauges (standard and narrow gauges)) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario

Buenos Aires

Retiro, Constitución and Once stations, Subte, Mitre, Sarmiento and Roca suburban lines

Córdoba

Mitre station, suburban train, freight to Rosario

Rosario

Rosario Norte station, grain port, freight hub

Our services in Argentina

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Argentina

Can you work in Argentina with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Argentina?

The network in Argentina uses several gauges (standard and narrow gauges). Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilisation.

Can you train teams in Argentina?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Argentina or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Argentina?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Argentina, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.