The additional 10 coaches and two locomotives are expected to ease transportation for passengers on that route.
Abuja – Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says the Federal Government of Nigeria will inaugurate 10 new coaches and two locomotives for the Abuja-Kaduna rail service on Dec. 10. The Minster made this announcement while highlighting his achievements to mark his two years in office. According to him, Every arrangement has been made and that the new coaches would arrive in November.
“The President has already announced to the National Assembly that on the 10th of December, he will inaugurate 10 coaches and two locomotives which are in the budget. “This means that the 10 coaches and two locomotives must arrive in Abuja for commissioning, one locomotive will be used for daily drop-off at the stations, while the second locomotive will be an express train from Abuja to Kaduna,’’ he said.
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Amaechi said that in a space of two years, the ministry had so many projects running with some remarkable achievements in the maritime and rail sub-sector. Within this period, Abuja-Kaduna rail line was completed, adding that work was ongoing at the Lagos-Ibadan rail alongside construction and rehabilitation of the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri standard gauge.
The president had approved the Lagos-Calabar rail line and by 2018, most of the ongoing rail projects would be completed. All the states will be connected by rail, as our vision for Nigeria is to continue to construct railway in the next 10 to 15 years.
