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Yuletide: NRC’s 50% fare slash sparks massive rush on train services nationwide

Aminu Imam
NRC's fare slash

The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), yesterday commenced its 50% discounted Yuletide train services nationwide, recording a strong passenger turnout, as Nigerians moved early to take advantage of reduced fares for the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Across major rail corridors, including the Lagos–Ibadan and Abuja–Kaduna standard gauge lines, as well as key narrow gauge routes, stations witnessed brisk activity with several departures operating near full capacity. Officials said advance bookings and early-morning traffic reflected widespread public enthusiasm for the Federal Government–approved fare reduction. The festive rail initiative, which runs from…

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Abuja-Kaduna rail services resume, 5 weeks after train derailed

Aminu Imam
Abuja Kaduna rail

The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), says it has resumed passenger train services on the Abuja–Kaduna corridor. The corporation, on Wednesday, said that all necessary checks had been concluded on the train. “This step underscores the Corporation’s commitment to ensuring smooth, reliable, and secure train services for the traveling public”, it added. The NRC says the resumption underscores its commitment to ensuring smooth, reliable, and secure train services for the traveling public. It also detailed available services, as: Abuja – Kaduna  IDU: 8:45; Kubwa: 9:05; Rigasa: 12:42 (Arrive); Kaduna – Abuja.…

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NRC offers injured Abuja-Kaduna train passengers free ride per week till Dec. 31

Aminu Imam
NRC offers2

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that passengers injured in the Abuja-Kaduna train accident of August 26 will enjoy one free ride per week until December 31, 2025. In a statement issued on Sunday, the NRC’s Chief Public Relations Officer of NRC, said the passenger train services on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor will resume on October 1. According to the statement, commercial operations will recommence following the successful completion of safety, technical, and operational checks, stressing the corporation’s commitment to smooth, reliable, and secure services. “In line with our priority…

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‘Abuja–Kaduna train service to resume next week’ – NRC

Aminu Imam
Abuja–KD train service

The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), has said that the Abuja–Kaduna passenger train service is set to resume operations next week. This follows the successful completion of repair and safety checks on the affected section of track at Asham, the NRC said in a statement on Saturday by its Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu. The operator, however, said that further details on the official resumption date and schedule would be communicated in the coming days. It explained that since the service was temporarily suspended after it derailed on August 26,…

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NUJ FCT condemns NTA’s harassment of reporter by NRC MD

Aminu Imam
NRC MD

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has condemned  the harassment and intimidation of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) journalist, Ladi Bala, by the MD of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Kayode Opeifa. A statement issued by the Secretary of  te NUJ Council, Jide Oyekunle, described the harassment, intimidation and verbal abuse meted out on NTA’s Transport reporter, Ladi Bala, on August 27, 2025, while performing her professional and legal duties covering the aftermath of the train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna rail line as unacceptable. It also described the…

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Six injured, as Abuja–Kaduna train derails, service suspended

Aminu Imam
Abuja–KD train derails

…Tinubu reacts, as NSIB launches probe Panic gripped passengers yesterday after a Kaduna-bound train derailed near Asham Station, Abuja, leaving six people injured and forcing the suspension of the busy Abuja–Kaduna rail service. The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), confirmed the derailment, which occurred at about 11:09 a.m. along the corridor, saying emergency teams were immediately mobilised. Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as passengers scrambled out of the tipped coaches, fearing the worst. Although NRC spokesman Yakub Mahmood, initially stated that “there was no casualty,” the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB)…

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FG probes NRC ticket racketeering on Abuja-Kaduna-Abuja train services

Aminu Imam
Abuja KD train service

The Federal Government has launched an investigation into allegations of ticket racketeering on the Abuja-Kaduna train services, following numerous passenger complaints. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) yesterday, the Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Alkali directed the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Engineer Fidet Okhiria to establish a committee tasked with investigating the alleged issues and resolving them. In the statement, Minister Alkali acknowledged the concerns raised by passengers regarding difficulties in purchasing tickets for the Abuja-Kaduna rail service. He emphasized that the committees primary objective…

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NRC to begin movement of cattle by rail

Aminu Imam
NRC to begin

The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), has affirmed that it would soon offer rail services to transport cattle from the northern region to the southern part of the country. The NRC Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, who disclosed this on a television programme yesterday, announced that the transportation of cows and goods would recommence through the Warri-Itakpe route. Recall that the NRC halted cattle transportation by train in 2017 due to technical issues. Okhiria said the Warri-Itakpe train service would resume cattle transportation within a span of one to two months, enabling…

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Kaduna-Abuja train derailment: ‘Train services continues’ – NRC

Aminu Imam
Kaduna Abuja train

The management of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reassured that normal passenger train services between Kaduna-Rigasa and Idu Abuja are continuing despite a minor derailment at Jere station. Recall that some coaches in a train which departed the Rigasa Train Station in Kaduna yesterday morning to Abuja reportedly derailed in a mountainous area near Jere. Reacting to this in an official statement issued yesterday, in Abuja, the NRC Deputy Director of Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood, confirmed that all passengers on board the affected train safely reached their respective destinations.…

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NRC to launch e-ticketing for train trips next week

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Railway Corporation, (NRC), has announced that it will launch electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) on its standard gauge network next week. The NRCs Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria, who made the announcement while fielding questions on a television programme yesterday, said that the last leg of the testing of the platform will be accomplished yesterday, when it is expected to go live to a restricted number of people for last-minute glitches before it is opened to the general public. He noted that e-ticketing will put an end to the challenges observed in…

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