Rotimi Amaechi, minister of
transportation, says the passenger traffic on Abuja-Kaduna railway has
increased from 1,000 to 3,700.
He said the number of train users
rose to 3,700 daily from its carrying capacity of 1,000 people owing to the
rise of kidnapping and other security challenges on Abuja-Kaduna road.
“The actual number of passengers
that the service can take for the sitting capacity is about 1,000 plus, but we
are carrying 3,700 people daily,” he said
“The reason why we allowed
standing on the Abuja-Kaduna train is the insecurity that has made it
unbearable to insist on sitting.”
Amaechi also said more coaches
will be added to the route to reduce the number of passengers standing inside
the train.
“But once we get the next 10
coaches we are sending to Abuja-Kaduna, the situation where passengers stand
inside our coaches will be reduced. Although it will not solve the problem of
the 3,700 passengers, at least it will reduce the number of those who stand.”
he said.
The minister said a test-run and
free rides would commence on Lagos-Ibadan railway service in December.
He asked the contractor, China
Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, to complete the minor stations on
Lagos-Ibadan railway before November 25.
“If I spend sleepless nights to
sign approvals for you, I don’t want to hear you use rain as an excuse why you
can’t deliver your job as engineers,” the minister said.
Amaechi also said the federal
government would lay the foundation for the Kajola factory in Ogun state on
November 8.
He said locomotives, wagons and
coaches would be constructed in the Kajola factory by Chinese firms at no cost
to Nigeria.
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