The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has officially flagged-off freight and haulage services on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line.
It was gathered that this will mark the opening of the rail line for goods and cargo movement.
Recall that Amaechi had, in a tweet on Wednesday, announced the official start of the movement when he said: This Friday, well officially flag off freight services and haulage activities on the Warri-Itakpe rail line.
The Itakpe-Warri railway line, which links Warri in Delta state to Ajaokuta, in Kogi State, was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on September 29, 2020.
The rail service has 12 stations, with two located between Itakpe, Ajaokuta and Warri. They include Itakpe; Eganiy; Adobe; Itogbo; Agenebode; Uromi; Egehen; Igbanke; Agbor; Abraka; Okpara and Ujewu.
The station buildings were constructed by Julius Berger and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) transported 96 line pipes, an equivalent of 32 trailers on the road, through the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line.
