Tren del Valle

Tren del Valle
Train crossing a bridge in July 2015
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusActive
LocaleRío Negro
Neuquén
First service21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)
Current operator(s)Trenes Argentinos
Former operator(s)BA Great Southern (1901-48)
Ferrocarriles Argentinos (1948-93)
Ridership1,500 per day
Websitetrenesargentinos/regionalneuquen
Route
TerminiPlottier
Cipolletti
Distance travelled10 km (6.2 mi)
Average journey time25 minutes
Service frequency10 services a day
Line(s) usedRoca
On-board services
Class(es)Unique
Technical
Rolling stockMaterfer CMM 400-2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Route map
Plottier
Constituyentes
Barrio Unión
Aeropuerto
El Cholar
Ignacio Rivas
Neuquén Central
Cipolletti

Tren del Valle is a 10 km (6.2 mi) commuter rail service that connects cities of Plottier, Neuquén and Cipolletti, in the Río Negro and Neuquén Provinces of Argentina, running on Roca Railway tracks. In a future stage, the line could be extended west to Senillosa and east to General Roca.

The Tren del Valle is named after "Alto valle del Río Negro", a valley located at the north west of Río Negro Province, crossing cities of General Roca, Cipolletti, Villa Regina, Cinco Saltos, among others. It extends from the confluence of Limay and Neuquén rivers to Chichinales. The region is about 52,000 m2 (560,000 sq ft) in size, and is also notable for its production of apples as well as its vast Vaca Muerta oil field, whose freight lines will share some tracks with the Tren del Valle.

The service, after preliminary tests, was opened on 21 July 2015, being operated by state-owned Trenes Argentinos.

In 2022 two new stops opened at the Neuquén Bus Terminal and the Neuquén Presidente Perón Airport.