I got here finally by 6.35am. I saw people sitting around some concrete slabs in front of the station building. The environment had a tint of travel all around.
I expected to see a large crowd at the area where I was shown to be the ticketing area, but I kept seeing passengers loitering around. My heart skipped a beat once more. I thought I had missed it. I stopped to ask an old man quarrelling with a woman, subtly though. He seemed to be a worker, a security man or so, while the woman was obviously a passenger, from her words.
"Because I help you open the gate abi?" She said grudgingly while heading to the ticketing office.
"Good morning sir" I greeted the man. I didn't wait for him to respond before I asked: "tickets are still on sale?"
"Go that side" he said, pointing towards the office.
I relaxed.
At the office, a fat man stood before the ticketing point, I waited behind him.
"First class still available?" I asked the lady.
"Sorry sir" she said with a low tone."we are using the first class to launch today, so, it's only the second class that's available today".
"Whoosh!" I said. Should I have still come? I came to board the first class coach. I was disappointed, but I have come. I paid her N650 and was given the ticket below.

It was 7.39am and we stood, waiting. The train also stood, waiting.

Soon people started ambling towards the train and a young man announced no one should enter the train.

Around 6.51am, a woman came and announced we could start boarding. We ambled down and started entering the train.

I was disappointed when I got inside. The seats were dusty, very dusty. I wonder why they wouldn't have cleaners who would clean the inside at least after every trip the train undertakes.

The train started honking its horn by 7.13am. It jerked and started rolling.

Through mile 1 market

Saw some parts of D-line I never knew existed, a junkyard inclusive.

Wow! Just passed Waja, Batcher plenty along the rail that side o. Phew!

A young man had come and said they told him to enter without ticket. We however urged him to go buy one. He later went out and I heard one of the officials angrily decrying what some of the conductors do. They would come in later and collect the money from such passenger and pocket same. Some people and corruption sha.

Oginigba-Woji bridge

Were u using a pin hole camera?

A trash dumpsite around woji + Elelenwo

I now see why the inside of the train was dusty, a lot of dusts whirls around each time the train gathers speed. I don't know if the dust gets inside the first class coach as well.

Thank God for GEJ!!

Slows down when it gets to a cross road. Now it stops at Elelenwo sub, some guys jumped inin.

basbone:
Thank God for GEJ!!

Some passengers here are having a first time experience.

In all my vote is for GMB!

ruffhandu:


Some passengers here are having a first time experience.

i still say, thank God for GEJ!! If its a northern president, he will not give a fvck about eastern rails.....and leave us to the mercy of some tyrants that call themselves igbo governors......can you imagine N650 from PH to enugu!!? How much is a bus fare on the same distance please

No much dust when speeding through a nonresidential area, in the bush.
Just passed Some oil facility between Elelenwo and Obigbo

flinton:
Where u using a pin hole camera?

Hahahaha

basbone:
i still say, thank God for GEJ!! If its a northern president, he will not give a fvck about eastern rails.....and leave us to the mercy of some tyrants that call themselves igbo governors......can you imagine N650 from PH to enugu!!? How much is a bus fare on the same distance please

Least is about N1,400

Stopped at IMO River station to pick passengers.

Later, around 8.26am, a man to check tickets. Four boys trailed behind just him like they were his bodyguards, ready to pounce on any offender. I felt they all wanted to do the checking together for the sake of record reconciliation.

After their round, my ticket changed form.

In Aba

Many passengers seem to be boarding the train here

Choi

Off we go.

for the whole of my live av never seen a train moving or ride on a train hope it get to my side so I can be able to experience it too...na only for movie I dey see train dey move.

A power station

Stopped at Omoba to pick passengers. The villagers sell nmanya ngwo here.

On the move once again