Subte
Subte or subway is one of the main systems of public transport in the city. You recognize it above ground by the signs as in the picture. Currently there are 5 lines A through E. Each with their own color code. In the picture for example is the line D in green. Other colors are Red (Line B), Light-Blue (line A), Dark-Blue (Line C) and Purple (Line E). Most lines go from East to West. Only line C (at the moment) goes North-South. All lines converge in the East where downtown is. See also the map. Line A (the oldest one) is under construction. An addition is made on the west-side of the line (Primera Junta) further west with some additional stops. This is good for me because we will have a subte station extra near the house. This will be station Flores which will be basically on the center square Plaza Flores. Currently the closest station is Varela on the purple E-line. This is a 10 minute walk from our house.
Line H as displayed is not functional yet and will considerably shorten most trips, especially if you need to go North-South and not all the way to down-town.
A Subte boleta (ticket) costs $ 0,70. this is 70 centavos or about 23 US$ cents. You pay for entering the station until you get out regardless of the distance. Basically you can travel all day on the Subte for 70 cents unless you get out the station. It's even 10 cents cheaper than the colectivo (the bus). Colectivo i will mention in a different post.
Delays on Subte are not common. Sometimes with extreme weather like today it happens. If you travel in rush hour be prepared to stand. I guess this is something that is the case all around the world in major cities.
The carriages are yellow in general and look like this: