Costa Rica/Public transport

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Adding some info of the public transport system proposed in SITGAM and Proyecto Nodos.

The goal of this page is to gather information and coordinate efforts to begin properly mapping public transport in Costa Rica. There are currently some users working on mapping on OpenStreetMap the different modes of public transport in Costa Rica. There is already some previous work done, related to INCOFER service, and the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT) has a well defined plan to improved the public transport system in Costa Rica.

How to map the public transport in Costa Rica

More info to be added soon.
  • Consider adding the tag [ptcr](https://www.openstreetmap.org/traces/tag/ptcr ) to the traces you upload when mapping public transport. The tags public transport and costa rica are also useful.
  • Use OSMTracker with the button layout for public transport.

Symbols description:

Bus (4/4) Stop (4/4) Relation (4/4) verified
Bus (3/4) Stop (3/4) Relation (3/4) complete
Bus (2/4) Stop (2/4) Relation (2/4) in process > 50 %
Bus (1/4) Stop (1/4) Relation (1/4) in process < 50 %
Bus (0/4) Stop (0/4) Relation (0/4) not started, old

Ferrys


Trains

Translated from the Alajuela's mapping initiative.

The whole service network of INCOFER's Urban Train is defined in a single relation relation 7840086

Reference Route (Line) Master relation Itineraries
1 Belén - Pacífico - Atlántico - CFIA relation 6563467
  • Metrópoli - CFIA relation 6562922
  • Metrópoli - Pacífico relation 7357188
  • Pacífico - Metrópoli relation 7357207
  • Belén -> Pacífico relation 6562389
  • Pacífico -> Belén relation 6562498
  • CFIA -> Belén relation 7357187
  • Estación Atlántico -> Belén relation 7357210
  • CFIA -> Estación Atlántico relation 7799195
2 Alajuela - Heredia - San José relation 6562749
  • Alajuela - Atlántico relation 6908011
  • Atlántico -> Alajuela relation 6553390
  • Heredia - Atlántico relation 6908042
  • Atlántico -> Heredia relation 6908041
  • Heredia -> U. Latina relation 6562632
  • U. Latina - Heredia relation 6562672
4 San José - Cartago relation 6559772
  • Los Ángeles -> Estación Atlántico relation 7358193
  • Estación Cartago -> Estación Atlańtico relation 6559533
  • Estación Atlántico -> Estación Cartago relation 6559776
  • Estación Atlántico -> Los Ángeles relation 7799200

Notes:

  • Information on routes, stops and schedules is available on the INCOFER website: http://www.incofer.go.cr, which varies frequently.
  • The app Transportr includes the itineraries of the INCOFER train service. This is possible thanks to the geographic information available in OSM and the schedules on the INCOFER website, which are both used to generate a GTFS with the script osm2gtfs.

Buses

SITGAM proposes the development of several Axis Projects for the Modernization of public bus transportation in the Metropolitan Area of San José, Heredia, Alajuela and Cartago, in addition to the commissioning of a fast passenger train (TRP) system in the GAM.

Below is the distribution of buses for the Metropolitan Area of San José and surrounding areas:

El SITGAM propone el desarrollo de varios Proyectos de Eje para la Modernización del transporte público modalidad autobús en el Área Metropolitana de San José, Heredia, Alajuela y Cartago, además de la puesta en operación de un sistema de tren rápido de pasajeros (TRP) en la GAM. Transportation A continuación se presenta la distribución de buses para el Área Metropolitana de San José y zonas aledañas:

Intersectorals

According to the MOPT's website, Intersectorals (aka Interlíneas, in Spanish) are primary routes that communicate peripheral populations of the city. They allow users to move to their destiny without passing throughout the center of San José. Operation hours of this mode of transport is from 5:00am to 7:00pm, monday through sunday. with a fare of ¢350.

Route number Route name Status Operator Starts in... Ends in... Trace(s) Relation Itineraries Fee Duration Frequency Notes
I-1 Guadalupe - La Uruca
I-2 Hatillo - Escazú
I-3 Guadalupe - La Valencia
I-4 Escazú - La Uruca
I-5 Moravia - Desamparados
I-6 La Valencia - Santa Ana

Trunks (Sistema de Autobuses AMSJ)

High-capacity trunk lines that are fed by secondary or intersectoral routes in the integration nodes.

Route number Route name Status Operator Starts in... Ends in... Trace(s) Relation ItinerariesTransportation Fee Duration Frequency Notes
San José - Tibas - Santo Domingo - Heredia
San José - Moravia - San Antonio - Dulce Nombre
San José - San Pedro - Pinares - Tres Ríós - El Fierro
San José - Zapote - Curridabat - Tres Ríos - El Fierro
San José - Sabanilla - La Campiña
San José - Hatillo - Alajuelita - La Cima
San José - San Pedro - Curridabat - Tirrases
San José - San Francisco - Colina - Tirrases
San José - Desamparados - San Rafael Arriba
San José - Santa Ana - Piedades - Brasil por pista
San José - Tibsan Rafael - Escazú - Santa Ana - Piedades - Brasil
San José - Pavas
San José - El Bosque - San Antonio - Guatuso
San José - Tibas - San Miguel - Los Ángeles
San José - Tibas - San Miguel - San Luis
San José - Santa Ana - Brasil por pista
San José - Hatillo - San Felipe - La Aurora

Secundarias

There is no info available, up to date.

Bus Route Operators

For a comprehensive list of bus route operators in Costa Rica and documentation on their respective bus routes, stops and itineraries, please refer to: Bus routes in Costa Rica.

Nodes

According to PTv2, there are three types of bus stops that can be mapped: bus/train stops, terminals and stations. The SITGAM makes an introduction to what they call nodes for the Great Metropolitan Area (GAM), which will all be stations and, in some cases, terminals. They will include several intermodal stops, like bus and train stops, taxi and bike parking, among other services. This is only a proposal, for the moment, though most of the nodes already exists, so they can be mapped and well prepared to include all features when the transformation in real life occurs.

División del sistema de Transporte Maxivo para la GAM

  • Regional
  • Primario
  • Secundario

Nivel de integración:

  • Base - 1
  • Buena integración - 2
  • Alta integración - 3
  • Muy Alta Integración - 4

Tipos de integración:

  • Tren – Troncal - Secundaria - A
  • Tren – Troncal - B
  • Tren – Secundaria - C
  • Troncal – Secundaria - D
  • Troncal – Troncal - E
  • Secundaria – Secundaria - F
  • Terminal - G
  • Sólo un parabús - P

Clasificación final, según vocación:

  • Centro Urbano de Intercambio (CUI)
  • Barriales Alimentadores (BA)
  • Casco Urbano (CU)
  • Casco Urbano Periférico (CUP)
  • Corredor de Alta Integración (CAI)
  • Centro Histórico (CH)
  • De transición y nexo (TN)
  • Terminal Periférica (TP)
  • Con potencial de intercambio (PX)

San José

The integration nodes of the Metropolitan Area of San Jose (AMSJ) are proposed in the SITGAM report, as presented below:


Bicycle Infrastructure

The SITGAM propose to implement 31 Cantonal Comprehensive Mobility and Cycling Safety Plans by 2035.

Cycleways

Bike parkings

  • More info to be added soon...

Cyclists obstacles

  • More info to be added soon...

References

The following resources are useful to plan the public transport mapping efforts in Costa Rica, with special focus on the Central Valley, in preparation of the future mobility landscape that include intermodal public transport and a reorganization of the sector.

  • From the MOPT's webpage Integrated Public Transport System for the Great Metropolitan Area (GAM, in spanish):
    • Proyecto NODOS [PDF]: Definition and characterization of influential areas for reorganizing the public transports stop platforms and its integrations to intermodal mobility.
    • SITGAM [PDF]: Program for the implementation of SIGTGAM, or the modernization of public transport system for the GAM.
  • MOPT's Geoportal offering data of administrative levels, national road network and maps of bicycle infrastructure and electric chargers, among others.
  • Information of intersectorials modes.
  • Aresep's (regulatory authority) Transport Service map, showing raw data of routes for buses, train and taxis stops.