Heredia railway station is a staffed
train station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing suc ...
, managed by Incofer, located in the
Heredia province
Heredia () is a province of Costa Rica. It is in the north-central part of the country. As a result, the province covers areas as diverse as the agriculture-rich Northern plains to the more metropolitan areas such as the city of Heredia in the ...
of
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
Station layout
Two tracks at ground level with platforms on both sides.
History
The station building was built in the 1870s with
:es:bahareque and structurally improved in 1905 by adding wood panels, it was used for freight and passenger transportation, and fell to disrepair in the middle of the 20th century. In 1992 the passenger service from the station towards San José was reestablished, which then in 1995 was stopped due to the closure of Incofer, and reopened for service again in 2009.
The station received a major restoration effort between 2018 and 2019, financed by the local government, the Heredia municipality, at a cost of CRC ₡348 million, and designed by architects from the
Costa Rica Institute of Technology
The Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) ( es, Tecnológico de Costa Rica) is a university in Costa Rica specializing in engineering and advanced science and research, modeled as an institute of technology. Its main campus is located in the Du ...
. The station was reopened on July 5, 2019.
It is an historical patrimony building of Costa Rica since 2003.
Around the station
To the north of the station is the Mercado Florense, and nearby is the Mercado Municipal de Heredia.
Adjacent stations
Bus stops towards other areas of Heredia province.
See also
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Atlántico railway station
Atlántico railway station ( es, Estación del Ferrocarril al Atlántico) is a railway station and historic building located in San José, Costa Rica, declared as Architectural Patrimony of Costa Rica by decree 11664-C of 29 July 1980.
Built in ...
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Rail transport in Costa Rica
upright=1.20 , Universidad de Costa Rica station, San Pedro, Montes de Oca.
Rail transport in Costa Rica is primarily under the stewardship of Incofer (Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles), an autonomous institution of the state. Incofe ...
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Interurbano Line
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Rail transport in Costa Rica