Английская Википедия:Interurbano Line (Costa Rica)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox rail line Interurbano Line (Шаблон:Lang-es), is a commuter railway line in Costa Rica, operated by the national public railway operator Incofer. The line connects the provinces of Alajuela, Heredia, San José and Cartago.
History
Шаблон:Main Costa Rica had two main lines for freight and passenger transportation, the Pacific line (between San José and Puntarenas) and the Atlantic line (between Alajuela, through Heredia and San José to Limón), both of which converge in the San José canton, with the eponymous terminus station of each line a mere 2 kilometer apart, which are connected by rail.
Between 1993 and 1995 a brief passenger service made use of the tracks, but it was not enough to keep Incofer working, as the institution have been running in a deficit for a long time, for which it was technically closed in 1995.[1]
Incofer then recreated the Interurbano as a commuter single line making use of this available infrastructure.[2]
The initial train line was between Pavas and Montes de Oca, in 2005.[3]
In 2008 the announcement of extending the line to Heredia started works on cleaning up the old line, trial runs were executed with derails being common, the initial service of the current rebooted Interurbano was between the Atlántico station and Heredia station, which started on 2009.[4] New rolling stock from Spain, the Apolo 2400 units, were imported in 2009.[5]
Future
There are plans to reconstruct the whole passenger line with an electric railroad, including elevated segments to improve the vehicular road flow, with forty-six stations (five would be elevated, the remaining thirty-seven at ground level), and service every three to five minutes, under the Шаблон:Lang (Fast Passenger Transportation System) project.[6][7]
Stage Zero of electrification
New plans to electrify the passenger lines are in place, beginning with a "Stage Zero" which means to start with new more efficient diesel powered rolling stock. These eight new units were ordered from the Chinese company CRRC Qingdao Sifang; they will have more space and the seats are arranged along the walls of the units, a first in the country.[8]
With the new units it will be possible to extend and provide the service to Paraíso, Cartago and San Rafael, Alajuela.[9]
A projected start date for a bidirectional electric railway line is set for around the year 2025, with bidding offers starting in 2022.[10]
Line data
The line is operated at street level, which makes it difficult to achieve an optimum speed due to frequent encounters with busy streets, at average the speed is at about Шаблон:Convert.
From its reopening the train crossings at street level didn't have barriers, bells or any other security measure; despite a lot of honking accidents between the train and cars are common, as well as accidents with pedestrians, in 2018 security measures were installed at 45 crossings, with plans to grow to 136, but vandalism and accidents against the barriers are common. [11][12]
Street running trains are common in several places; the track(s), As well as some stations lay directly in/on (the middle of) the narrow streets.
Services
There are three services running on the Interurbano line, all of them use the same rolling stock interchangeably, and the range of a service might include part of another. There is no express services, all stops are served.
Cartago
Making use of the old railroad line to the Atlantic, the line finished in Los Ángeles neighborhood of Cartago as of October 2019, but by May 2023 was extended to Oreamuno, with plans to continue towards Paraíso. Shaded stops are only served at rush hour. [13][14]
| Name | Distance | Station Type | Other services | District, Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlántico | Шаблон:Convert | building, staffed | Belén-Pavas–Curridabat, Alajuela-Río Segundo-Heredia-San José | Carmen, San José |
| UCR | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Belén-Pavas–Curridabat | San Pedro, Montes de Oca |
| ULatina | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Belén-Pavas–Curridabat | San Pedro, Montes de Oca |
| CFIA | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Belén-Pavas–Curridabat | Curridabat, Curridabat |
| UACA | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Sánchez, Curridabat | |
| Tres Ríos | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Tres Ríos, La Unión | |
| Cartago | Шаблон:Convert | building, staffed | Occidental, Cartago | |
| Los Ángeles (Basílica) | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Oriental, Cartago | |
| Oreamuno | Шаблон:Convert | platform with shops | San Rafael, Oreamuno |
Planned extension
Railway tracks clearing and recovery, as well as new bridges and infrastructure is under construction for extending the Cartago service to Paraiso.
| Name | Distance | Station Type | Other services | District, Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paraíso[15] | Шаблон:Convert east of Los Ángeles platform. | abandoned station building | Paraíso, Paraíso |
Belén-Pavas–Curridabat
Шаблон:Pavas-Curridabat Railway Using the railroad line to the Pacific, with a small segment of the line to the Atlantic. Shaded stops are only served at rush hour. [16]
| Name | Milepost | Station Type | Other services | District | Canton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km | mi | |||||
| Belén | Шаблон:Convert | building, staffed | San Antonio | Belén | ||
| Pedregal | Шаблон:Convert | platform | San Antonio | Belén | ||
| Metrópoli | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Pavas | San José | ||
| Demasa | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Pavas | San José | ||
| Pecosa | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Pavas | San José | ||
| Pavas Centro | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Pavas | San José | ||
| Jacks | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Pavas | San José | ||
| Tubo Tico (AyA) | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Pavas | San José | ||
| La Salle | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Mata Redonda | San José | ||
| Contraloría | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Mata Redonda | San José | ||
| Cementerio | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Hospital | San José | ||
| Pacífico | Шаблон:Convert | building, staffed | Hospital | San José | ||
| Plaza Víquez | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Catedral | San José | ||
| La Corte | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Catedral | San José | ||
| Atlántico | Шаблон:Convert | building, staffed | Cartago, Alajuela-Río Segundo-Heredia-San José | Carmen | San José | |
| UCR | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Cartago, Alajuela-Río Segundo-Heredia-San José | San Pedro | Montes de Oca | |
| ULatina | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Cartago, Alajuela-Río Segundo-Heredia-San José | San Pedro | Montes de Oca | |
| CFIA | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Cartago | Curridabat | Curridabat | |
Planned extension
Railway tracks clearing and recovery is under way to provide access to this stop in the Belén-Pavas–Curridabat service.
| Name | Milepost | Station Type | Other services | District | Canton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km | mi | |||||
| San Rafael, Ojo de Agua[17][18] | Шаблон:Convert | abandoned station building | San Rafael | Alajuela | ||
| west of Belén station | ||||||
Alajuela-Río Segundo-Heredia-San José
Uses the segment from Alajuela through Heredia toward the Atlantic station. Darker shaded stops are only served at rush hour.[19]
| Name | Distance | Station Type | Other services | District, Canton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alajuela | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Alajuela, Alajuela | |
| Bulevar Aeropuerto | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Río Segundo, Alajuela | |
| Río Segundo | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Río Segundo, Alajuela | |
| San Joaquín | Шаблон:Convert | platform | San Joaquín, Flores | |
| San Francisco | Шаблон:Convert | platform | San Francisco, Heredia | |
| Heredia | Шаблон:Convert | building, staffed | Heredia, Heredia | |
| Miraflores | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Rincón de Sabanilla, San Pablo | |
| Santa Rosa | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo | |
| Colima | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Colima, Tibás | |
| Calle Blancos | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Calle Blancos, Goicoechea | |
| Atlántico | Шаблон:Convert | building, staffed | Cartago, Belén-Pavas–Curridabat | Carmen, San José |
| UCR | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Cartago, Belén-Pavas–Curridabat | San Pedro, Montes de Oca |
| ULatina | Шаблон:Convert | platform | Cartago, Belén-Pavas–Curridabat | San Pedro, Montes de Oca |
Rolling stock
The lines runs on diesel locomotives and units:
- Шаблон:Ill, from Renfe Operadora, Spain.
- GE Universal 11B
- Some of the passenger cars were built in the country by Шаблон:Ill.
See also
References
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