Santiago getting railway?

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Technicians from the leading Spanish rail company FEVE (Ferrocariles Metropolitanos de Vias Estrechas de Espana) were in Santiago to begin feasibility studies for the construction of a surface level railway for the city. Mayor Jose Enrique Sued stressed that the railway would be a foreign investment concession that does not require funds from the municipality, according to Diario Libre. The local promoter is Consulting APD Dominicana. The initial proposal is for 12 stations with stops at intervals of 620 meters and a train that would travel at a maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour. Diario Libre reported that the Santiago surface railway could cost five times less than the Santo Domingo underground metro line.

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