Train services from northern Nigerian State, Kano, to Pot Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, have started, twelve years after the Nigerian government launched a revitalisation project of the railway.The mixed service train will leave Kano to Port Harcourt every Thursday and from Port Harcourt to Kano every Tuesday.At the commissioning ceremony of the new trains in Kano on Thursday, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Cooperation (NRC), Adesiyi Asijuwade, said train services in Nigeria was back on track.The first Kano-Port Harcourt mixed train services was in 1914, technically carrying both passenger and goods from the north to southern part of Nigeria.However, in view of the ongoing efforts by the NRC, train services are now being resuscitated in phases across Nigeria.Two 68-seater air conditioned modern first class passenger couches had been put in place to traverse a rail distance of 1,139 kilometres, stretching from Kano to Port Harcourt, with stops at some cities across Kano, Kaduna and Benue among other states in the south.Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, represented by the Speaker State House of Assembly, Alhassan Doguwa, assured the corporation of the State government’s continued support and patronage.At the event, the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sunusi II, urged the management of the NRC to ensure continuity of the train services at an affordable price in order to allow free flow of economic exchange between the south and northern parts of Nigeria.“We are indeed happy that train services from Kano to Port Harcourt have returned and we pray that Allah will ensure the continuity of the program and may it be a source of our economic strength,” the Emir prayed.During the British colonial era, train services were regular and one of the best means of transportation in Nigeria, but lack of maintenance of the infrastructure led to a huge setback in that sector, forcing business owners to rely solely on the use of trucks for the movement of goods from one part of the nation to the other.The dearth in the sector further affected the movement of agricultural produce from farm settlements that were located in towns where the rail line traverse.The resuscitation of the train services will no doubt bring succour to farmers that may need to move produce from Kano to states along the rail line and in southern Nigeria.

http://www.channelstv.com/2015/07/24/kano-port-harcourt-train-services-begin/

GEJ's transformation still taking naija forward in the era of change
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But on a second thought....hope they have bomb detectors installed
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Before his misguided brothers will decide to use it to open branch offices in the south for their terrosim biZ

Good news?

elbinmanny:

aii

Boarding Nigerian trains, as far as I'm concerned, is as good as going on a suicide mission.

dustmalik:
Boarding Nigerian trains, as far as I'm concerned, is as good as going on a suicide mission.

Well, I think it is ok. Just that it will take forever to arrive at its destination -- 10hr journey fit stretch to 2-days Pesin go need serious amount of patience.

Sai baba

Light... E dey. Fuel, e dey.. Now train doin join.. God bless that man called Goodluck Ebele. Obviously it is not PMB handiwork cos he aint even gat ministers yet...

GEJ is still working

Hiploko:
Light... E dey. Fuel, e dey.. Now train doin join.. God bless that man called Goodluck Ebele. Obviously it is not PMB handiwork cos he aint even gat ministers yet...

My thoughts exactly

let it just be as if i commented.if not na pass i just dey pass

GEJ.

Baba is working.

GEJ legacy. When will the Durlapo from Daura have a tangible legacy

Thank you Jonathan nonsense why are we thanking our leaders its the main reason we elected them there in the first place.
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Demmocrats:
Thank you Jonathan nonsense why are we thanking our leaders its the main reason we elected them there in the first place.
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Thunder fire your stupid mouth

because it's not Buhari

Themonster:

Thunder fire your stupid mouth

because it's not Buhari

Bro successful, intelligent and responsible people don't use abusive words to attack an argument.

You attacked my argument with no facta just abusive word.

Small people are the ounces that use abusive words.

Bro learn that and stop using abusive word because it only makes you look so so small.
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Demmocrats:



Bro successful, intelligent and responsible people don't use abusive words to attack an argument.

You attacked my argument with no facta just abusive word.

Small people are the ounces that use abusive words.

Bro learn that and stop using abusive word because it only makes you look so so small.
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hypocrite

Kai Baba

Themonster:

hypocrite

So much hate in you I wish you all the best.
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