Heredia Train
Start Delayed. Again.
The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles
(Incofer), just cannot seem to get the
Heredia train on the right track.
Following months of delays, from problems
with the tracks to delays in the overhaul
and rectification of the Spanish trains
purchased by Incofer to provide service
between San Jose and Heredia, the today
(June 30)
start date will have to be put off even
further.
The delay this time is due to a complaing
filed by a company located on the edge of
the tracks which has to be analyzed by the
Tribunal Contencioso Administrativo before
the trains can start rolling.
The company alleges that the work on the
railway affects the "stability" of the
property, even though two independent
engineering companies have said that the
clean up work of the tracks carried by
INCOFER does not negatively impact the
property in question.
So, the Heredia trains will stay in the
station until the legal problem is resolved,
while thousands wait to board the train that
would considerably cut down their travel
time to and from work, and ease traffic
congestion between Heredia and San Jose. |
