The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has postponed the
resumption of the Lagos-Kano train service due to a damaged rail track.
The corporation had announced earlier that the service would
resume operations on August 13 after it was suspended due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
But Fidet Okhiria, NRC managing director, announced on
Thursday that the damage to the rail track was caused by a downpour around
Power Line, Osogbo, Osun state capital, during the week.
He said a team of experts from NRC has been mobilised to the
site and working round the clock to restore the damaged track.
He added that the corporation would announce a new date for
resumption of the mass transit train service (MTTS) soon.
Okhiria regretted any inconvenience the postponement would
cause for passengers and customers.
Ismail Adebiyi, NRC northern district regional manager, had
said that the train would operate once a week — to leave Lagos on Friday
evening and arrive in Kano on Sunday morning.
Last year, the federal government resumed passenger train
services with strict implementation and compliance to COVID-19 protocols such
as the use of face masks and hand sanitisers.
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