News of transport

Fewer buses on streets as fuel costs rise and subsidies go unpaid

07-04-2026 16:45 Firms reduce number buses in circulation by between 20% and 40% as fuel prices surge amid Middle East crisis.

Road safety

Motorcyclists account for almost half of Argentina’s road deaths

24-02-2026 15:43 Data shows around 46% of those killed in road traffic accidents are motorcyclists. High accident rates among youth and a lack of oversight from shuttered key road safety bodies set alarm bells ringing.

FREIGHT RAILWAYS

Grupo Mexico, major crop traders eye Milei rail privatisation in Argentina

20-11-2025 19:26 Upgrading the sprawling Belgrano Cargas network — which connects northern Argentina to Paraná ports — would help unlock extra soy and corn production and catalyse a slew of lithium and copper projects in the Andes.

Work in Argentina

Driving and deliveries: Plan B for professionals and pensioners

01-08-2025 12:44 Transport and delivery platforms, linked to informal employment and not requiring a university education, are today drawing increasingly diverse profiles.

POLITICS

Transport secretary for chop as Milei government churn continues

01-05-2025 15:18 Franco Mogetta, linked to Córdoba Province Governor Juan Schiaretti, set to be latest official removed from President Milei’s administration.

PENSION PROTEST

Milei government issues public transport threat to demonstators

19-03-2025 11:19 Hours before weekly pension protest, message broadcast at stations across Buenos Aires metropolitan area warns that police “will repress any attempt against the Republic.”

OPINION & ANALYSIS

Transportation electrification is coming, but will it spark a broader shift?

11-03-2025 11:19 From the heart of Buenos Aires to remote corners of Patagonia, the electrification of transportation is gaining momentum, driven by a convergence of innovation, government support and a broad push for modernisation.

by Heliana Veronica Higbie

CITY

Línea F – City Hall unveils plan for new Subte underground line

28-02-2025 09:52 Buenos Aires City Mayor Jorge Macri unveils plans for capital's first new subway line in a quarter century; New 'Línea F' route will have 11 stops, connecting Barracas and Palermo.

Labour tensions

Unions stage massive transport strike to pressure Milei

30-10-2024 22:00 More than a million passengers affected by massive union-led strike; Over 1,800 trains, 260 flights cancelled as most transport adheres, with only buses left running.

Labour unrest

Labour tensions erupt as Milei faces three strikes in a week

29-10-2024 21:18 Three strikes this week as union leaders ramp up pressure on President Javier Milei's government. First state workers walk off jobs, followed by transport strikes on consecutive days.