TRAIN OF THE COAST (By Hostel Buenos Aires)

A great option for a weekend in Buenos Aires is the Train of the Coast (Tren de la Costa). Located north of Buenos Aires, 50 minutes if you take a bus from Hostel Colonial, this touristic transportation is the most up-to-date environmentally-friendly railway of Argentina. Starting at Maipú Station, in Vicente López District, its final destination is Delta Station, in Tigre District. The train runs along 15.5 km, passing by the most picturesque places in the Northern Area of Buenos Aires, on the coast of the River Plate.

The Train of the Coast, closed since 1961 because of its lack of traffic, was reopened as a tourist attraction in 1995. Many stations were redesigned, maintaining the English railways classic lines and adapting them to its modern use. You can get to this train by train, from Retiro Station, Mitre II branch line changing in Maipú station, or by bus, lines 60, 152, 59, 19, 21, 71 and 203. (Ask in our Hostel reception for more details).

The trains operate from Maipú to Delta stations, Mondays to Thursdays, 7.10AM to 11PM, returning from Delta to Maipú, from 6.40AM to 10.30PM. Fridays, from Maipú to Delta, 7.10AM to 12AM, returning from Delta to Maipú, 6.40AM to 11.30PM. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, from Maipú to Delta, 8.30AM to 12.10AM, returning from Delta to Maipú, 8AM to 11.40PM. The ticket costs 24 Argentine pesos (approximately 6 American dollars). You can stop in any station you want with this ticket.

Each station is a destination itself. You can enjoy a full choice of entertainment, restaurants, varied services, cinemas, shopping malls and antiquarian fairs. There an amazing aerobic track between Libertador and San Isidro stations (you really should take it). Shopping mall and cinema in San Isidro. Restaurants and pubs in the stations Borges, Libertador, Anchorena, Barrancas, San Isidro, Punta Chica y Marina Nueva. In Delta, you can visit the Fruit Market (Mercado de Frutos del Tigre), the Trilenium Casino or try sailing in the River Plate (from Tuesday to Sundays and Holidays, 10AM to 5PM). More information in the Train of the Coast web site (available in English).