TecnoTren was established by Jorge Beritich, a former car bodies manufacturer that conceived and built a vehicle to run on abandoned railway tracks.
Beritich designed a prototype named "Microtren" in 2003 but it could not be tested until 2007 when the microtren made short trips in General Mansilla (renamed "Bartolomé Bavio" by its inhabitants), one of the stations of the line that joined La Plata with Las Pipinas in the south east of Buenos Aires Province.
The line had been closed in 1978.

Although Beritich died soon after the prototype was launched, the production of railbuses was continued by Tecnoporte, a factory in El Talar district of Greater Buenos Aires.
The prototype was later modified and improved, resulting in current TecnoTren.

TecnoTren made its official debut in the Entre Ríos Province, running on the line from Paraná to Colonia Avellaneda since 2010, being operated by the Unidad Ejecutora Ferroviaria de Entre Ríos (UEFER), a state-owned company of the province.
The journey time took 40' with 25 stops along the way.
In 2013, those services were transferred to national company Trenes Argentinos which runs the trains to the present day.

In 2013, the TecnoTren railbuses inaugurated the 4,6 km-length University train of La Plata service running on Roca Railway tracks along the university campus, joining the La Plata terminus with the polyclinic.
They are also used in some specialist cases, such as for transport at the Tecnopolis exposition ground.

It was also announced that TecnoTren is going to run in Santiago del Estero Province under the name "Tren del Desarrollo" on Mitre Railway tracks.
The service (meant for tourists) will cross the Puente Negro through Río Dulce.
TecnoTren was established by Jorge Beritich, a former car bodies manufacturer that conceived and built a vehicle to run on abandoned railway tracks. Beritich designed a prototype named "Microtren" in 2003 but it could not be tested until 2007 when the microtren made short trips in General Mansilla (renamed "Bartolomé Bavio" by its inhabitants), one of the stations of the line that joined La Plata with Las Pipinas in the south east of Buenos Aires Province. The line had been closed in 1978.
Although Beritich died soon after the prototype was launched, the production of railbuses was continued by Tecnoporte, a factory in El Talar district of Greater Buenos Aires. The prototype was later modified and improved, resulting in current TecnoTren.
TecnoTren made its official debut in the Entre Ríos Province, running on the line from Paraná to Colonia Avellaneda since 2010, being operated by the Unidad Ejecutora Ferroviaria de Entre Ríos (UEFER), a state-owned company of the province. The journey time took 40' with 25 stops along the way. In 2013, those services were transferred to national company Trenes Argentinos which runs the trains to the present day.
In 2013, the TecnoTren railbuses inaugurated the 4,6 km-length University train of La Plata service running on Roca Railway tracks along the university campus, joining the La Plata terminus with the polyclinic. They are also used in some specialist cases, such as for transport at the Tecnopolis exposition ground.
It was also announced that TecnoTren is going to run in Santiago del Estero Province under the name "Tren del Desarrollo" on Mitre Railway tracks. The service (meant for tourists) will cross the Puente Negro through Río Dulce.
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