COSTA Rica’s national railway Incofer has announced it plans to order eight new passenger trains before the end the year.

THE government of Costa Rica has confirmed its intention to push forward with a project to develop rail backbone for the metropolitan area of its capital city, San José, after Mr Guillermo Santana, the president of rail authority Incofer, announced the allocation of Colón 3.5bn ($US 6.58m) from the 2016 budget for planning.

COSTA RICA last week restored suburban services on the 21km line between the capital San Jose, and the city of Cartago, following a modest investment of Colon 3.5bn ($US 6.9m).