La línea maldita de Buenos Aires: 70 años sin pasajeros

In June 2014, the specialized website enelsubte.com published an article to mark the 70th anniversary of Line E of the Buenos Aires subway. The article's title was: "Line E: Seventy Years Searching for Passengers." It wasn't a critique. It was a historical account. From its inauguration on June 20, 1944, Line E had been the least used subway line. Five years after its opening, it carried 40,000 passengers daily—barely a fifth of the number carried by the other lines. Official documentation described it with a phrase that leaves no room for interpretation: almost zero traffic. In 1957, the government began constructing a new tunnel to redirect the line to areas where there were passengers. The construction took nine years. On April 24, 1966, President Arturo Illia inaugurated the new subway line. Line E finally connected with the city center, with the other lines, and with Plaza de Mayo. And in the process, something was left behind. The original San José station—the first station on the line at the intersection of San Juan and Salta streets—was decommissioned from passenger service. It was converted into a workshop. Then, gradually, it was abandoned. Today, that station exists beneath the streets of the San Cristóbal neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The 1944 maps depict it precisely. It is exactly where the maps say it is. And the map that any passenger consults today to travel on the Buenos Aires subway doesn't show it. The documents always existed. SOURCES: Enelsubte.com: "Line E: 70 Years Seeking Passengers" (June 2014): http://enelsubte.com/noticias/linea-e... Forty thousand daily passengers five years after its inauguration — a fifth of the other lines. La Nación, January 2021: "The Story Behind the Renovated Line E, Which Took Eight Decades to Achieve Its Goal": https://www.lanacion.com.ar/buenos-ai... Forty thousand daily passengers after five years. Doubts arose from the beginning due to its short length and the inconvenient transfer at Constitución station. Wikipedia — Line E (Buenos Aires Subway): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%AD...) Opened 1944. Almost no traffic. Diversion works began in 1957. New route opened April 24, 1966. Original San José Station closed to passengers. Wikipedia — Constitución Station (Buenos Aires Subway): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constit...) In 2006, SBASE considered using the old section. This did not materialize. Buenos Aires Subway (Fandom Wiki): https://subte-de-buenos-aires.fandom.... The old route (San José – Constitución) continued to be used as a train depot and connecting tunnel, while the old San José station was abandoned. From Boedo: "History of Subway Line E": https://www.periodicodesdeboedo.com.a... Construction began in January 1933. Resumed in 1938. Argentine Trains Archive (Resolution FA 1160/94): https://www.argentina.gob.ar/transpor... Preserves historical technical documentation of the transportation system. #BuenosAiresSubway #LineE #AbandonedStation #Declassified #ArgentineHistory #BuenosAiresTunnels #GhostStation #BuenosAiresSubway #HistoricalArchive #BuenosAiresUnderground LEGAL NOTICE: All content is original work by Desclasificado, protected by copyright. Not affiliated with any of the mentioned institutions. For educational and entertainment purposes only. Unauthorized re-uploading is strictly prohibited. The video includes real historical archival photographs alongside illustrative images.