The Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway (Spanish: Tren de Alta Velocidad de Argentina, abbrevriated TAVe,[3] also named Argentine bullet train[4]) was a project designed to link the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires, Rosario and Córdoba through a 710 km (440 mi) high-speed rail network.

[5] The plan, announced by then-President Néstor Kirchner during a press conference at the Casa Rosada on 26 April 2006,[6] would have been the first not only in Argentina[7] but in South America,[8] operating at up to 320 km/h (200 mph).

Rosario, located about 310 km (190 mi) north-northwest of the capital, is the third-largest city and a major port, with a metropolitan population of 1.3 million.

Rosario and Cordoba are vital centers in the farm sector, which has grown rapidly in recent years thanks to high commodity prices.

The high speed rail would act as an essential component in the revival of railways in Argentina, which would have major impact on the economic development of the region for both faster passenger and cargo connections.

[16] French company Alstom, that had been won the tender to build high-speed rail, admitted to have paid bribes to the Argentine authorities.

One of these projects was introduced to then governor of Buenos Aires Eduardo Duhalde in 1999 and presented by a consortium formed by companies Adtranz, Siemens, and Ferrostaal.

[25] The project was heavily criticised by Poder Ciudadano, the Argentine dependency of the worldwide anti-corruption NGO Transparency International, for being disproportionately expensive relative to the number of people benefitting from it.

Poder Ciudadano also expressed its disapproval at the Argentine government's diversion of funds away from the already under-funded Buenos Aires metropolitan rail-service, which is used every day by millions of citizens.