The 300 Series are a set of underground cars manufactured by Alstom in Brazil for use on the Buenos Aires Underground. They are used on Line H of the network, and more have been introduced on Line D w
A 300 Series train on Line H undergoing tests before its introduction.
Interior of one of the cars
First cars being loaded into Line H
The 300 series replaced the aged Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel cars
The Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel is an underground car formerly used on the Buenos Aires Underground first built by Siemens-Schuckert and Orenstein & Koppel in 1934, 1937 and 1944 with a small
Buenos Aires Underground 300 Series
…produced in Argentina. These were to be put into service once the Córdoba, Santa Fe and Las Heras stations were opened. On Line H, the cars replaced the Siemens-Schuckert Orenstein & Koppel cars which had served on every line of the system, with the exception of Line B, at different times since 1934. When Line H was originally opened, it…
Siemens O&K during its last day serving Line H, alongside its replacement 300 Series train.
Siemens advertisement showing the cars outside the Siemens headquarters in Berlin, Germany (c.1934).
Siemens O&K cars at Constitución on Line C (c.1934).
A refurbished Siemens-Emepa-Alstom train.