After 8 months of shutdown Abuja-Kaduna train service to resume on Monday
After eight months of shutdown, the Abuja-Kaduna rail services will resume operations on Monday, November 28, 2022.
Services on that route was suspended by the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) following an attack on a train by terrorists on March 28, leading to the death, injuries, and abduction of several passengers.
Earlier in November, the federal government said operations will resume on the corridor by the end of the month after the abductees have been safely reunited with their families.
According to Punch, a source within the Idu rail station said operations will begin on Monday.
The source said some contractors were at the Idu rail station to install trackers and cameras.
“They couldn’t install the cameras but they installed the trackers on LOKO 2809 and DMU 003,” the source said.
“Fidet Okhiria, managing director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, is seriously monitoring it from Lagos. We are proposing to start running by next week Monday.”
Last year, Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, said the Abuja-Kaduna train service generates at least N300 million every month.
“We make N300 million per month from the Abuja-Kaduna train,” he had said.
“Currently, we are running Lagos-Ibadan from the money we are making from the Abuja-Kaduna rail service.”
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