▁lines ▁were ▁given ▁in ▁con cess ion ▁to ▁their ▁respective ▁operators . ▁ ▁Fer rov ías ▁takes ▁over ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Fer rov ías ▁S . A . C . ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁L í nea ▁Bel gr ano ▁Norte . ▁During ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁operation , ▁the ▁line ▁carried ▁ 1 4 , 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁plan ▁of ▁the ▁con cess ion ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 ▁object ives : ▁ ▁To ▁improve ▁the ▁infrastr ucture ▁of ▁track , ▁brid ges ▁and ▁level ▁cross ings ▁and ▁signal ▁system ▁and ▁traffic ▁control ▁in ▁all ▁the ▁stations ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁The ▁maintenance ▁of ▁locomot ives ▁and ▁coach es ▁in ▁good ▁conditions . ▁ ▁To ▁reduce ▁travel ▁time ▁between ▁head ▁stations ▁( Ret iro ▁and ▁Villa ▁Rosa ), ▁increasing ▁also ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁coach es . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁invest ments , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁passengers ▁carried ▁increased ▁to ▁ 3 6 ▁million ▁during ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁it ▁was ▁increased ▁to ▁ 4 5 , 8 3 0 , 2 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁ ▁The ▁General ▁Aud iting ▁Office ▁released ▁a ▁report ▁indicating ▁that ▁the ▁subs id ies ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁to ▁Fer rov ías ▁were ▁mis app ropri ated ▁to ▁other ▁companies ▁of ▁the ▁holding ▁which ▁received ▁them ▁as ▁" lo ans ". ▁In ▁