Metropolitano S.A. was a privately owned consortium formed in 1994 to take over concessions granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatization during the presidency of Carlos Menem, for the operation of commuter rail services in Buenos Aires Province. It operated the San Martin, Roca and Belgrano Sur lines until 2007.
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Founded Year SignificanceA consortium initially made up of the construction company Ormas and a bus transport group called Trainmet, which held the concession to operate Buenos Aires's Roca, San Martin and Belgrano Sur commuter lines from 1994 until the concession was rescinded in 2007. 1 Dissolved Year In the Other Atlases
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Sources
1. Wikipedia (Spanish): Ferrocarril General Roca
Reorganizacion y Privatizacion section
En 1994 el grupo empresario Metropolitano S.A. se hizo cargo de las lineas urbanas Roca, de la San Martin y del Belgrano Sur.
Siglo XXI section
El 22 de mayo de 2007 el gobierno nacional rescindio la concesion de la empresa Metropolitano S.A. a traves de un decreto.
Reorganizacion y Privatizacion section, company composition sentence
Esta empresa estuvo inicialmente integrada por la constructora Ormas y un consorcio transportista de colectivos, llamado Trainmet.
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Metropolitano S.A. was a privately owned consortium formed in 1994 to take over concessions granted by the Argentine government as part of railway privatisation during the presidency of Carlos Menem for the operation of commuter rail services in the Buenos Aires Province.
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