Sacred Heart Train Station

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• Doing something local-way. Most visitors to San Juan, Puerto Rico, do not know that this city in the Caribbean has an 11 mile train system. The locals call it "the urban train". It starts at, "Sagrado Corazon" train station and ends at Bayamon, 17 stops later. It does the whole trip in less than an hour. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tren_Urbano for more information I invite you to do something local and this is the way to do it. First, you must get to pier # 2 in old San Juan. This usually can be done by taking a city bus from any of the two hotel areas at $0.75 cents. Bus #C-53, B-21, A-5 will take you to the bus terminal in the old city in front of pier # 4. (Need correct change for the bus) From here you walk down to pier # 2 to take the ferry. Now before you start to take out your wallet out, you might want to consider using your loose change because the fare is only $0.75 cents. There are two ferries and you want the one that goes to Hato Rey, ( not Cataño). The ferry goes through the San Juan bay and through a canalized mangrove area, stopping right smack in the financial district. Get off the boat and find your way to the elevated train station. You can not miss it. The train ride to Bayamon is $ 1.50 p/p and you must purchase a train pass. You will see how it is done. If not the friendly guards or dispatchers there will help. Okay so you got the pass and your board the next train to Bayamon. Once inside the train, get ready to see plenty of the New San Juan area on the way to Bayamon. Take a map so you can understand it better. Now in Bayamon, what can you do? Well, you can visit Bayamon Center, Science Park or a local shopping mall called, "Canton Mall". It has a local flavor that I believe you will enjoy. Go to the food court and have a cup of coffee. When you are ready to leave, go back the way you came. You know, get on the Bayamon train but this time go to the last stop, Sagrado Corazon. Here you will go down to the bus stop, right outside the train stop and look for the Metro bus to old San Juan for $ 0.50 cents. (correct change) This bus will take you to back to the old city bus terminal but on the way you will be seeing the downtown area, the locals call Santurce. Now you can do more local things but that would be on the next article. We hope you enjoy the San Juan city-train adventure. Ask about a certified tour guide going with you. Contact one of the local tour companies or the Puerto Rico Tour Guide Society.
• The description was provided by Victor Balbin