Nuevos Ferrocarriles Argentinos
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Ferrocarriles Argentinos Sociedad del Estado (abbreviated as FASE),[1] is a state-owned railway company of Argentina created for the operation and maintenance of the Argentine railway network in the country, including passenger and freight services, and infrastructure.[3][4][5][6]
Company type | State-owned |
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Industry | Railway |
Predecessor | Ferrocarriles Argentinos |
Founded | May 20, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-05-20) in Argentina[1] |
Founder | Government of Argentina |
Headquarters | Constitución railway station, , |
Area served | National |
Key people | Pedro Hadida (President) |
Services | Rail transport, maintenance |
Owner | Government of Argentina |
Number of employees | 30,102[2] (2022) |
Parent | Ministry of Transport |
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Website | argentina.gob.ar/fase |
The company is divided into four divisions: Trenes Argentinos Operaciones (passenger services), Trenes Argentinos Cargas (freight), Trenes Argentinos Infraestructura (infrastructure), and Trenes Argentinos Capital Humano (human resources).[7][8]
In March 2021, Minister of Transport announced that Ferrocarriles Argentinos S.E. would be put operative again, after an almost five-year hiatus during the presidency of Mauricio Macri.[8][9]
As of May 2022, Trenes Argentinos had 30,102 employees, making it the Argentine company with the most employees.[2]