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Railways Costa Rica, in 36 editions.
The entry for Costa Rica published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 20 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 20
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 5 editions, 1990 to 1994.
Published as “Railroads”
950 km total, all 1.067-meter gauge; 260 km electrified
950 km total, all 1.067-meter gauge; 260 km electrified
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 950 km (260 km electrified)
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge
total: 950 km total, all 1.067-meter gauge; 260 (260 km electrified electrified)
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 950 km
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
note: the entire system was scheduled to be shut down on 31 June 1995 because of insolvency
Rewritten: too little of the 1995 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
note: the entire system was scheduled to be shut down on 31 June
1995 because of insolvency
- total :
- 950 km
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
note: the entire system was scheduled to be shut down on 31 June 1995 because of insolvency
total: total : 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
note: the entire system was scheduled to be shut down on 31 June
because of insolvency
- total:
- 950 km
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
note: the entire system was shut down in June 1995 because of insolvency; most of system maintained in good order to facilitate transfer in 1997 to private sector concessionaires
total : total: 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
note: the entire system was scheduled to be shut down on 31 in June 1995insolvency
insolvency; most of system maintained in good order to facilitate
transfer in 1997 to private sector concessionaires
The same text in 1999 and 2000.
- total:
- 950 km
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
Rewritten: too little of the 1998 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified)
- total:
- 950 km narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2000)
total: 950 km
- total:
- 950 km
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2000 est.)
total: 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2000) (2000 est.)
- total:
- 950 km
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2002)
total: 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2000 est.) (2002)
- total:
- 950 km
- narrow gauge:
- 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2003)
total: 950 km
narrow gauge: 950 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 278 km
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2004)
total: 950 278 km
narrow gauge: 950 278 km 1.067-m gauge (260 km electrified) (2003) (2004)
- total:
- 278 km
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
total: 278 km
narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2004) (2005)
The same text in 2007 and 2008.
- total:
- 278 km
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railway network is in use (2007)
total: 278 km
narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2005)
note: none of the railway network is in use (2007)
- total:
- 278 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 124
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railway network is in use (2008)
total:
278 km
country comparison to the world:
124
narrow gauge:
278 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
none of the railway network is in use (2007) (2008)
- total:
- 278 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 123
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railway network is in use (2008)
total:
278 km
country comparison to the world:124 123
narrow gauge:
278 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
none of the railway network is in use (2008)
- total:
- 278 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 122
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railway network is in use (2010)
total:
278 km
country comparison to the world:123 122
narrow gauge:
278 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
none of the railway network is in use (2008) (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 278 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 122
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railway network is in use (2008)
total:
278 km
country comparison to the world:
122
narrow gauge:
278 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
none of the railway network is in use (2010) (2008)
- total:
- 278 km
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated (2014)
country comparison to the world: 123
Rewritten: too little of the 2014 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 278 km
narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated (2014)
country comparison to the world: 123
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- total:
- 278 km
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated (2014)
country comparison to the world: 124
total: 278 km
narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated (2014)
country comparison to the world: 123 124
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 278 km (2014)
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
total: 278 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 278 km 1.067-m gauge (2014)
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated (2014)
country comparison to the world: 124
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 278 km (2014)
- narrow gauge:
- 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
total: 278 km (2014)
narrow gauge: 278 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge (2014)
note: the entire rail network fell into disrepair and out of use at the end of the 20th century; since 2005, certain sections of rail have been rehabilitated
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Costa Rica: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/costa-rica/railways.