Amaechi announces date for resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train service, hints on fares
Amaechi disclosed this while test running the new coaches recently deployed on the route on Saturday.According to the Minister, there has been pressure from several quarters to resume the railway service before Sallah.On the fare, Amaechi said after due considerations, President Muhammadu Buhari, agreed that the fare is reviewed to accommodate well-meaning Nigerians.
Meanwhile, the Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation, Fidel Okhiria, said the corporation was ready for the resumption on Wednesday.“We are ready, it is just a matter of calling the essential staff in the station, we have been checking the coaches and warming the locomotives, so we are ready to go,” Okhiria said.
“The fare is not going to be so different from the former, though it will depend on the pleasure that you want.
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