Twenty-four hours after the resumption of train services by the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) following Thursday’s explosion on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, the Kaduna terminal station at Rigasa has witnessed low passenger turnout.
Newsmen recall that the NRC on Saturday resumed services on the Abuja-Kaduna route two days after it suspended operations on the route following the explosion.
The corporation had last Thursday announced the suspension of all operations on the route after an Abuja-Kaduna bound train almost suffered a derailment as a result of the explosion that occurred at the Rijanna area on the route.
A NAN check at the Rigasa station on Sunday indicated that in spite of the resumption of normal train services, the turnout of passengers travelling from Kaduna to Abuja was still low.
The train, with a carrying capacity of 928 passengers per trip, had barely 300 passengers on board travelling to Abuja, leaving more than half of the seats empty.
Some of the passengers who spoke to NAN maintained that the train service remained the safest means of transportation despite last week’s unfortunate incident.
They, however, urged the authority concerned to ensure that they improve security along the rail lines and their surrounding areas.
Source: (NAN)
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