Honduras Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway line
gptkbp:challenges Funding shortages
Maintenance issues
Competition from road transport
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Tegucigalpa
gptkb:Puerto_Cortes
gptkbp:culturalImpact Promoted tourism
Influenced local economies
Connected remote communities
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Wildlife habitat disruption
Land use changes
Pollution concerns
gptkbp:futurePlans Increased freight capacity
Expansion of routes
Upgrades and modernization
gptkbp:historicalEvent Privatization attempts in the 1990s
First train service in 1870
Construction began in 1869
Decline in passenger service in 2000s
Nationalization in 1950s
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Facilitated_trade_and_transportation_in_Honduras
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Honduras Railway
gptkbp:keyIssues gptkb:Comayagua
gptkb:San_Pedro_Sula
gptkb:Choluteca
gptkb:Tegucigalpa
gptkb:La_Ceiba
gptkb:Santa_Rosa_de_Copán
Gracias
Juticalpa
Tocoa
El_Progreso
gptkbp:length approximately 1,000 kilometers
gptkbp:openedIn 1870
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Ferrocarriles_Nacionales_de_Honduras
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Honduras
gptkbp:owner Honduras_government
gptkbp:passengerCapacity Yes
gptkbp:primaryMission Coffee
Sugar
Bananas
gptkbp:safetyFeatures Varied_over_the_years
gptkbp:scenicViews Yes
gptkbp:type Freight and passenger railway