Overview
- Santa Fe’s Autobuses group said Friday it cut off‑peak bus runs by 40% and trimmed peak‑hour units by 10% compared with March, as the city negotiates to blunt a steep fare hike.
- A UBA study reported a 30% drop in bus supply across the Buenos Aires metro, reaching 40% on national and provincial lines, driven mainly by a jump in fuel prices.
- The same report estimated an extra 17,500 million pesos per month in subsidies is needed to cover fuel costs, or riders would face roughly a further 16% fare increase.
- The La Fraternidad union said passenger train frequencies in the metro area fell 33%, freight crawls at about 15 km/h, derailments average three a day, and most long‑distance services have stopped.
- Santa Fe officials are weighing a court challenge to the national subsidy scheme as local firms seek a 2,300‑peso reference fare, a squeeze that leaves riders with longer waits and more crowding.