TRANSPORT IN ARGENTINA

DAS VERKEHRSWESEN ARGENTINIENS

ARGENTINA WITH A DRY LAND AREA OF 2.8 M KM2 IS ONE OF THE ECONOMICALLY STRONGEST COUNTRIES IN LATIN AMERICA. APPROXIMATELY 75% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION (23.6 MILLION) LIVE IN CITIES AND THEIR ADJOINING CATCHMENTS. THE RAILWAY NETWORK OF 43000 KM, INCLUDES FOUR DIFFERENT GAUGE WIDTHS. IN RECENT YEARS, THE NETWORK HAS BEEN MODERNIZED (ELECTRIFICATION, CONTAINER TRAFFIC). THE PASSENGER CAPACITY OF THE RAILWAYS IS DROPPING SLIGHTLY. THE DECLINE IN RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORT IS DUE TO IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HIGHWAYS. THE ROAD NETWORK HAS A TOTAL LENGTH OF 231000 KM AND IS DIVIDED INTO NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS CLASS 1, AND HIGHWAYS. A MOTORWAY NETWORK 2000 KM IN LENGTH IS PLANNED. ARGENTINA HAS THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF CARS, TRUCKS, BUSES AND TRACTORS IN LATIN AMERICA. AIR TRANSPORT HAS ADAPTED ITSELF TO MODERN DEVELOPMENTS. ARGENTINA'S AIRLINE ALREADY FLIES JETS ON INTERNATIONAL ROUTES. THE ARGENTINIAN MERCHANT FLEET TRAVELS WORLDWIDE. ITS HARBOURS ARE TO BE FURTHER EXTENDED, TO MEET DEMANDS OF INCREASED FREIGHT TRAFFIC, OIL TRANSPORT AND CONTAINER TRAFFIC. THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INLAND WATERWAY SYSTEM AND ITS FURTHER MODERNIZATION HAS BEEN ACHIEVED MAINLY BY THE RECONSTRUCTION OF CANALS AND INLAND HARBOURS. ARGENTINA IS MAKING LARGE EFFORTS TO MEET THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DEMANDS IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORT.

• Authors:
  • DRAEGER, H
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Language

• German

Media Info

• Pagination: 167-9
• Serial:
  • DDR-Verkehr
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Transpress VEB Verlag fuer Verkehrswesen

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Freight transportation; Investments; Modal split; Private transportation; Public transit; Road construction; Ships; Traffic; Traffic flow
• Geographic Terms: Argentina; South America
• ITRD Terms: 1258: Aircraft; 8004: Argentina; 1112: Freight transport; 227: Investment; 675: Modal split; NETWORK (TRANSP); 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; RAILWAY ; 3665: Road construction; 1248: Ship; 8104: South America; 755: Traffic; 671: Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01300312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 7:47AM