The Costa Rican government has promised the introduction of an electric train in Costa Rica in the next 2 to 3 years after a Brazilian company, Engevix, was hired to carry out a feasibility study into the project.
The feasibility contract signed with Engevix is worth a reported $1.2 million where they will determine if the conditions here are viable for such a massive construction project that would see the transportation of passengers between Heredia and San Jose.
Engevix will also be responsible for sorting out the contract bidding once the study has been completed which will open to both companies in Costa Rica and international businesses.
The actual construction project has already been estimated at a massive $90 million but will ultimately depend on whether the bank corporations are willing to finance the transport investment.
Some doubts have already been raised of the time scale as the construction of a road between Caldera and San Jose has already been 30 years in the making
