Costa Rica to Buy Trains for $30 millionTuesday, April 26, 2016 Although the funds are not yet available, nor is there legislative authority to borrow, the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles has announced that it intends to acquire 8 trains. An article on Crhoy reports that "...Guillermo Santana, CEO of Incofer, said the new units will have to comply with national railway infrastructure conditions, for which reason the rolling stock must be modified by the manufacturer and will take longer to arrive. " Costa Rica boosts rail cargoMonday, April 28, 2008 Costa Rica's growing trade has opened an important niche market for the nation's freight trains. This year cargo traffic is expected to grow by 40 percent. Investment this year will be the highest since the rail system was reshaped for cargo traffic. Though steel and fruit are the main products carried, the aim is to add to the range. Every Candidates Wants to Reactivate RailroadsFriday, October 25, 2013 All of the Costa Rican presidential candidates agree that there is an urgent need to modernize public transport by reactivating intercity railways. This is one of the proposals which tally across all the candidates for the presidency, to improve the country's road infrastructure. They "... agree on the need to modernize public transport, by strengthening the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer), the bus transport system and the national road network." The Freight Train that Costa Rica So Badly NeedsThursday, December 7, 2017 With $40 million from the state insurer, the Costa Rican Railway Institute could bring back into issue the railway line from Río Frío de Sarapiquí to the port of Limón. Although the efficiency in the planning and execution of projects is not something that Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles is famous for, the initiative to restore the railroad and reimplement the container transport service from the port of Limón to Río Frio could, if it finally materializes, help improve the damaged reputation of the state run railway company. Costa Rica: Feasibility of Metropolitan Electric TrainMonday, April 28, 2014 The feasibility study which determines that the electric train in the greater metropolitan area is viable was carried out by a Spanish company, and paid for by the Spanish government as part of the marketing efforts made by railway companies, also of the same nationality. According to the Spanish firm Ineco, a global consultant on transport engineering, the construction of an electric railway connecting the cities of Alajuela, Heredia, Cartago and San José, is viable. Costa Rica Looking for 8 Urban TrainsTuesday, June 28, 2016 Having been given legislative authorization to borrow and with the CABEI willing to provide financing, the Costa Rican railway entity is going shopping. The president of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles, Guillermo Santana, announced plans to buy eight new units in France, Spain, the Czech Republic or the United States. Costa Rica: $52 million for New TrainsMonday, June 18, 2018 Due to the lack of rolling stock for operating the service in the GAM, the Incofer has announced that it is processing the purchase of between eight and ten new trains. The train collisions that happened in the years 2016 and 2017, have meant that currently only seven of the 13 Apollo trains are in use in the system, therefore the Costa Rican Railway Institute (Incofer) has had to reduce trips. Costa Rica: Tender for Railway SignalingWednesday, December 14, 2016 The Incofer has allocated $11 million to install a security system that includes boom barriers, illuminated and audio signals. Christian Vargas, executive president of the Costa Rican Institute of Railways (Incofer), told Nacion.com that "..." The tender for a safety system to help prevent further collisions with the train could be ready this month 'It would include boom barriers, luminous signs and audio signs ... we have over 200 crosses from Cartago and going towards Alajuela and Belen.'" Costa Rica Seeks Train ProvidersMonday, May 26, 2014 The government is looking for new options to the Spanish railway companies with whom the country has worked in the past years. The new director of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer) has stated that its management will aim to find the best options for developing a system using metropolitan electric trains working in coordination with buses and taxis. Feasibility Study for Light RailFriday, December 16, 2011 For the third time in the last 8 years a feasibility study has been done for the development of rail links within the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica's capital. Funding for this study now comes from a donation of $800 thousand from the Spanish state run company Ferrocarriles de Vía Estrecha (FEVE), which in recent years has worked with railroad equipment currently in use by the Costa Rican Institute of Railways (Incofer). Spanish-Costa Rican consortium proposed reactivation of cargo trainWednesday, August 27, 2008 The Hispanic-Costa Rican Logistics Group presented a proposal today to the government to restart the cargo train service from the different ports to the Central Valley. The goal is to have Costa Rica transport at least 50% of its cargo by rail in order to reduce the number of trucks on the highways. Costa Rica: Light Railway Feasibility Study BeginsMonday, November 7, 2011 With a grant from the Government of Spain, the study to determine the costs of the proposed light rail system will begin. The project involves the construction and operation of an electric train covering a distance of 75 kilometers, linking Cartago, San José, Heredia and Alajuela. Costa Rica: Money for Urban TrainWednesday, June 8, 2016 The new law allows the Incofer to borrow up to about $440 million to build an electric inter-urban train line through means of a public-private partnerships or trusts. Under recent government administration's proposals to build a train in the metropolitan area of the country have always been on the agenda, and the current government of Luis Guillermo Solis is no exception. His administration proposed an initiative which has now passed into law, therefore the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles has the legislative backing to seek funding and build a metro train. Costa Rica Seeks Railway SuppliersTuesday, January 13, 2015 The Costa Rican Institute of Railways has announced that it is analyzing the purchase of machinery from abroad in order to set up an electric railway system in the capital. Although an amount for investment in the purchase of electric trains has not yet been established, nor are there any feasibility studies to justify it, the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer) is looking for offers from abroad, especially in Europe and China. Umpteenth Train Project in Costa RicaMonday, December 8, 2014 Each new government brings with it a new railway project with new fundraising for further new feasibility studies and new promises of international tenders. The new plan by the new president of the Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer) requires "... at least $600 million to cover about 100 kilometers of track, which includes the route up to Alajuela." |
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