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Costa Rica will receive $250 million from Green Fund for electric train
The electric train was a main campaign promise for Alvarado, who was elected as president of Costa Rica in 2018.
Photos: New Costa Rica passenger trains enter service
Costa Rica on Monday introduced the new self-propelled diesel train carriages on passenger routes across the Greater Metropolitan Area.
Costa Rica ready to debut new passenger trains
Residents of the Greater Metropolitan Area will soon notice a new addition to Costa Rica's public-transportation sector.
Costa Rica will (finally) support contactless payments on public transport
The cashless system will make Costa Rica public transit more efficient, as well as improving sanitary conditions.
Costa Rica testing new trains, preparing for April debut
The Costa Rican Railway Institute (INCOFER) is testing the eight self-propelled train carriages
Electric vehicle adoption rate in Costa Rica remains low
Costa Rica this year added 727 new electric vehicles for a total of 3,106 registered in the country.
New trains en route to Costa Rica from China
Eight self-propelled train carriages are en route to Costa Rica from China, the Presidency announced Monday.
Decarbonization will bring significant economic benefits to Costa Rica, study says
Costa Rica's decarbonization plan, which seeks to transform the economy through low-emission transport and production systems, will provide the country with net economic benefits of $41 billion over 30 years.
Costa Rica presents its plan for GAM electric passenger train
The electric train would transport 200,000 people each day throughout the Greater Metropolitan Area, linking the cities of Cartago, San José, Heredia and Alajuela.
Costa Rica bets on infrastructure to overcome economic blow of coronavirus crisis
The Central Bank of Costa Rica projected a 3.6% drop in GDP this year, instead of the 2.5% growth originally anticipated, as a consequence of the pandemic.