Fiat-Materfer (Buenos Aires Underground)

Fiat-Materfer
Fiat-Materfer at Bolívar station on Line E
In service1980-Present
ManufacturerMaterfer
Built atCórdoba, Argentina
ReplacedSiemens O&K
La Brugeoise cars
CAF-GEE
Constructed1980-1997
Entered serviceJune 1980
Number in service95 cars
Successor300 Series
200 Series
Formation5-6 cars per trainset
OperatorsBuenos Aires Underground
Lines served1980-Present
1980-2018
2008-2017
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Doors4 per side
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Fiat-Materfer Buenos Aires Underground rolling stock was built by the Argentine company Materfer - then a subsidiary of Fiat Ferroviaria - beginning in 1980 and continuing on through that decade. It was originally conceived to standardise the diverse rolling stock of the Buenos Aires Underground with the use of one model throughout all the lines. However, with the economic and political turmoil faced in the country during and following the collapse of the National Reorganisation Process junta in 1983, its production ended up being far more limited. During the 2010s, the cars were used as temporary stock for two lines, being phased out as newer models arrived from overseas.