Route 60, known locally as El Sesenta ("The Sixty" in Spanish), runs from Constitución station, in the centre of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina to the Tigre Club in the partido of Tigre. The service is operated by Micro Ómnibus Norte S.A. (MONSA). Since November 1980, it has also managed the routes of the defunct bus route 38, which are currently provided under the number and colours of bus route 60, being distinguishable from the rest of the line only by the route indicator.

History

The bus route began operations in 1931, formed by three partners: Da Cruz, Capalbo and Delgado Varela. It had 82 vehicles and the innovation of providing services at a stable frequency, 24 hours a day, with uniformed driving staff. Initially this route used the number 31. At its peak, the company had 200 component partners. which forced MONSA to face important lawsuits arising from accidents.

In 2015, in the midst of a major conflict between the company and the union, bus route 60 was out of service for 42 days.

Routing

This service is sometimes dubbed El Internacional (The International) because it passes through (or close to) many landmarks of the city and of the northern suburbs, including:

  • Boca Juniors Stadium
  • Constitución railway station
  • Avenida de Mayo
  • Liceo Theater
  • Argentine National Congress
  • Confitería El Molino tea room and the Savoy hotel and ballroom
  • Callao y Corrientes commercial district
  • Palace of Justice ("Tribunales")
  • Obras Sanitarias building, Córdoba y Ayacucho
  • University of Buenos Aires complex:

: Faculty of Medicine

: Faculty of Dentistry

: Faculty of Economic Sciences

: Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry

: Faculty of Social Sciences (Marcelo T. de Alvear branch)

: Faculty of Engineering (Las Heras branch)

: Hospital de Clínicas "José de San Martín"

  • Embassy of Uruguay
  • La Recoleta Cemetery
  • Recoleta entertainment district
  • Automóvil Club Argentino
  • Plaza Las Heras
  • Rivadavia Hospital
  • Fernández Hospital
  • Buenos Aires Zoo in Palermo
  • Buenos Aires Botanical Garden in Palermo
  • SRA exhibition grounds
  • Plaza Italia
  • United States embassy
  • Pacífico train station
  • Hipódromo Argentino
  • Military hospital
  • Barrancas de Belgrano park and transportation hub
  • Barrio Chino
  • River Plate Stadium
  • Cabildo y Juramento (Belgrano high street)
  • Cabildo y Congreso (terminal of the subte D line)
  • Saavedra bridge
  • Olivos city centre
  • C.A. Platense Stadium
  • San Isidro hospital (San Isidro Partido)
  • San Isidro racetrack
  • San Isidro cathedral (San Isidro cathedral)
  • Tigre stadium (Tigre Partido)
  • Tigre fruit market
  • Tigre tourism centre (gateway to the Paraná Delta).

One branch of the service reaches Tigre via the Pan-American Highway.

See also

  • Transportation in Argentina
  • Colectivo

Notes and references

  • Information and Route in GoogleMaps of Bus 60