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The new train would link San Juan's Tren Urbano Cupey or Centro MĂ©dico stations with Las
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In March 2013, a new schedule was released on the local newspaper El Nuevo Dia. According to the published schedule, interested companies will be qualified into the project. Starting May 2013, proposals will be developed as well as negotiations with interested construction companies. During the
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in the center of highway PR-52, covering the distance between the two cities in about 15 minutes (for comparison, an automobile takes about 20 minutes in non-rush hour time and may take up to 90 minutes in rush hour). Luggage racks and laptop computer sockets could be a possibility if projected
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Caguas, located about 20 miles (32 km) south of San Juan, is the fifth-largest city in terms of population with approximately 200,000. It is part of the agricultural, commercial and industrial core of the central region as well as part of the San Juan
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Mideast Technology Initiative "TecnolĂłgica Centro Oriental" (INTECO), a non-profit organization that groups municipal governments, academic and industrial institutions of the region.
237:(Urban Train in English) in San Juan. The mayor of Caguas projected that in first year ridership should be between 10,000 and 15,000 daily, and that it should climb to about 20,000 in a year and a half.
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