# Twenty injured after three Sarmiento trains derail at Buenos Aires station
*Event date: 2025-11-11*
Twenty passengers were injured on Tuesday after three train formations on Buenos Aires’ Sarmiento line derailed near the Liniers station, in one of the capital’s busiest rail corridors, according to local reporting and emergency officials.
The accident happened around 4 p.m. local time, about 100 metres from a level crossing near the intersection of Timoteo Gordillo and Avenida Rivadavia. The derailment did not overturn the train, but it disrupted service and triggered a major emergency response, with 40 ambulances and two fire crews deployed to the scene.
The train line was suspended between Once and Ciudadela for roughly an hour before service resumed with delays and cancellations. Liniers station remained closed after operations restarted, while the section between Moreno and Castelar continued running normally.
Authorities said the injuries were not life-threatening. Alberto Crescenti, director of the SAME ambulance service, said nine people were taken to hospitals and 11 were treated at the scene. Those taken for treatment were sent to Santojanni, Vélez Sarsfield, Álvarez and Grierson hospitals. Crescenti also said there were no fatalities.
Early reporting suggested a problem with a switch may have caused the derailment, though the official investigations had not yet been completed. Federal judge Julián Ercolini ordered the driver to undergo an alcohol test and directed police to review recordings, communications and the signal operators’ activity before and after the accident.
Passengers described a sudden jolt and confusion as the train came off the rails. One student told TN that he heard a loud cracking sound before the carriage started to bend forward and passengers were forced to evacuate by walking along the tracks. Emergency workers later helped clear the area while investigators began gathering evidence.
The derailment briefly added to pressure on a commuter network that carries thousands of people into and out of Argentina’s capital every day. Even without a fatal outcome, the disruption at Liniers raised immediate questions about track equipment, signalling and maintenance on a line that is central to daily travel across the Buenos Aires metropolitan area.
The response also highlighted how quickly a railway incident can spread beyond the crash site itself. Ambulances, firefighters and rescue crews all converged at once, while commuters elsewhere on the line were left waiting for updates, route changes and cancellations that rippled through the afternoon.
For passengers who were on board, the event was abrupt rather than catastrophic, but that does not make it minor. A derailment on a metropolitan line can leave people shaken, injured and stranded even when no cars tip over. As investigators worked, the city was left with the familiar questions that follow any rail accident: what failed, who is responsible and how soon the line can be trusted again.
Officials were still working to determine the exact cause of the incident as the evening commute unfolded.
