Heredia
Commuter Train A Go. Finally!
There are no more obstacles on the tracks of
the Heredia - San José commuter train, as
the sound of the train whistle could be
blowing in the 'cuidad de las flores' in
days and a big relief to traffic congestion.
The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles
(Incofer) has reached a settlement agreement
with the owner of a property adjacent to the
railway tracks, claiming that the work by
the railway affected negatively his
property.
The case and the start of the train
operations has been stalled for two months.
Yesterday, judge Roberto Garita, asked the
two parties to negotiate an agreement
outside of court and as such the lawyer for
the complainant, Enrique Rojas, agreed to
the lifting of a court order that impeded
the train from running.
The president of the Incofer, Miguel
Caravaguias, explained that the railway is
in agreement to the work to construct a
gutter to drain rain water from spilling
onto the adjacent property and avoid
damaging the tracks.
"It is not a matter of giving in, we have to
come to agreement on some of the points",
said Caravaguias.
It is not clear exactly when the Heredia -
San José commuter train will commence
operations on the 9.67 kilometres of track,
though it is expected within days.
The cost of the ride between Heredia and San
José is ˘350 each way and the trip should
take about 30 minutes.
The Incofer will begin service every 30
minutes and then step up to every 15 minutes
between 6am and 8:30am and 4:30pm and 7pm
weekdays.
The two Apolo trains can carry 250
passengers each and are expected to move
94.000 passengers a month when the other two
trains are in service.
The stations are located in Heredia Centro,
Miraflores, Santa Rosa, Cuatro Reinas and
the Estación al Atlántico.
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