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Belén railway station

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Belén railway station

Estación de Belén
Belén station before restoration efforts.
General information
LocationCalle 150 y Calle 152, Avenida 44
San Antonio, Belén, Heredia
Costa Rica
Coordinates9°58′42″N 84°11′06″W / 9.978454°N 84.185014°W / 9.978454; -84.185014
Operated byIncofer
Line(s)Interurbano

Belén railway station (Spanish: Estación de Belén), is a railway station, managed by Incofer, located in San Antonio district, Belén canton, Heredia province, of Costa Rica.

The building, of Victorian inspired design, was built in 1900 as part of the railway to the Pacific, on such decommissioned line, the station was the Number 5. It was restored by the Belén Municipality and Incofer in 2011 for the Interurbano line, at a cost of CRC ₡73.6 million.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Municipio de Belén invirtió ¢74 millones para revivir estación de tren". La Nación. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2020.