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=== Commuter rail === [[File:Ferrocarril Mitre EMUs at Retiro.jpg|thumb|[[CSR EMU (Argentina)|CSR trains]] operated by [[Trenes Argentinos]] at [[Retiro railway station]].]] {{main|Rail transport in Argentina#Commuter networks}} [[Regional rail|Suburban trains]] connect [[Buenos Aires]] city with the [[Greater Buenos Aires]] area, ''(see: [[Rail transport in Argentina#Commuter network|Buenos Aires commuter rail network]])''. Every weekday, more than 1.4 million people [[commuting|commute]] to the Argentine capital for work and other business.<ref>[http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/los-detalles-de-un-obra-impactante Detalles del proyecto para conectar todos los ferrocarriles urbanos debajo del Obelisco] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612111257/http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/los-detalles-de-un-obra-impactante |date=2015-06-12 }} - Buenos Aires Ciudad, 12 May 2015.</ref> These suburban trains work between 4 AM and 1 AM. The busiest lines are electric, several are diesel powered, while some of these are currently being electrified, while the rolling stock is being replaced across the city.<ref>[http://espanol.cntv.cn/2014/11/24/VIDE1416800044905189.shtml Red ferroviaria argentina se moderniza con trenes chinos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124422/http://espanol.cntv.cn/2014/11/24/VIDE1416800044905189.shtml |date=2015-04-02 }} '''CCTV''', November 2014</ref> Until recently, [[Trenes de Buenos Aires]], [[Unidad de Gesti贸n Operativa Ferroviaria de Emergencia|UGOFE]], [[Ferrov铆as]] and [[Metrov铆as]] were some of the private companies which provided suburban passenger services in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. However, with the modernisation and re-nationalisation of these services, many of these companies have had their contracts terminated or have been absorbed into [[Trenes Argentinos]] (the state railway operator), though as of 2015 some private operators such as Metrov铆as ([[Urquiza Line]]) do remain.<ref>[http://wwwcronicaferroviaria.blogspot.com.ar/2015/03/se-instruye-la-sociedad-operadora.html Se instruye a la sociedad Operadora Ferroviaria Sociedad del Estado para que instrumente las medidas necesarias a los efectos de rescindir los Acuerdos de Operaci贸n] '''Cr贸nica Ferroviaria''', March 2015</ref> Other cities in Argentina with a system of suburban trains include [[Resistencia, Chaco|Resistencia]], [[Paran谩, Entre R铆os|Paran谩]] and [[Mendoza, Argentina|Mendoza]], which is home to the [[Metrotranv铆a Mendoza]] - an urban [[light rail]] network.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sateliteferroviario.com.ar/horarios/local_parana.htm|title=Tren local Paran谩 - Oro Verde - Cnia. Avellaneda ::: SATELITE FERROVIARIO|website=www.sateliteferroviario.com.ar|access-date=2015-03-17|archive-date=2018-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917131637/http://www.sateliteferroviario.com.ar/horarios/local_parana.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> A commuter rail network for [[C贸rdoba, Argentina|C贸rdoba]] is planned to complement the existing [[Tren de las Sierras]] which currently runs through the city and to nearby towns and villages.<ref>[http://impulsonegocios.com/contenidos/2013/07/02/Editorial_26140.php Buscan reflotar el proyecto de tren urbano en la ciudad de C贸rdoba] '''Impulso''', July 2013.</ref>
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