The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has expanded its train operations on the Abuja-Kaduna route.
The acting Managing Director of the NRC, Ben Iloanusi disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos through a statement.
This has thus increased the number of services on the Abuja-Kaduna route from four to six during weekdays, specifically from Monday to Friday.
The declaration was endorsed by Yakub Mohmood who serves as the Deputy Director of Public Relations at the corporation.
“A trend analysis over a five-month period revealed a significant increase of 22 per cent in the number of new passengers registering on the ticket platform to use the Abuja-Kaduna service,” Mohmood said.
“This signifies a surge in the number of Nigerians turning to the use of train services as a comfortable, reliable and safe option of commuting.
“NRC has observed similar trends on the Lagos-Ibadan, Warri-Itakpe and Port Harcourt-Aba routes and efforts are already ongoing to beef-up services along these routes as well.
“Our valued customers are encouraged to use NRC ticket platforms online to take advantage of the increased services and shun patronage of ticket racketeers.”
