The Monteverde Trainforest, an ecological train with a 3 kilometer journey and an investment of $7 million, hopes to have 50 thousand visitors a year.
The company is planning to open the tourism train in May 2009. It is currently negotiating with medical tourism and cruise operators to attract customers. Additionally, it is planning to make alliances with hotels and tourism services in the area to expand the options for the visitor.
There are six companies interested in the 35-year concession of the Metropolitan Electric Train (TREM).
The project would involve the construction and operation of an electric train. The first section would be between San Jose and Heredia. The total investment is $345 million of which the state will provide $100 million and the remainder would be the responsibility of the concessionaire which will have 35 years to recover the investment.
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.
The existence of right of way on most of the routes, the considerable amount of cargo that is transferred and the few alternatives for transporting merchandise is what attracted the Spanish, Guillermo Matamoros, Vice-Minister of Concessions, confirmed.
A high-speed train to link all of Central America from Guatemala to Panama was proposed at a meeting in Costa Rica of public works and transport ministers of the region.
Karla González, said the proposal had originally been raised in the context of the Mexican-led Puebla-Panama Plan. "It's just an idea at the moment but all the ministers are behind it," she added.
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.
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