NRC suspends train services on Abuja-Kaduna route owing to derailment

The Nigerian Railway Corporation(NRC) has suspended train services along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor due to the derailment of the train at Kubwa, Abuja on Friday.

Several train passengers were left stranded after a Kaduna-Abuja train derailed off its tracks.

This is coming barely a week after the Warri-Itakpe train derailed into a forest in Kogi State.

The incident is said to have happened near the Kubwa train station in Abuja.

The Board and Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation regrets to inform the general public, particularly our passengers of AK3 and KA4 of today 27th January 2023 that the disruption experienced on our Abuja-Kaduna train service was a result of the derailment of KA4 at Kubwa station.

There was no casualty recorded. We sincerely apologise to passengers whose planned trips were affected by this incident.

The NRC rescue team has mobilsed to the site to re-rail the rolling stock and repair the track. Consequently, the Abuja Kaduna Train Service is temporarily suspended.

While assuring early recommencement of the service, all inconveniences to our esteemed passengers is highly regretted. Additional Operational Measures are being introduced Nationwide to ensure safe train operations.

Recalls that the train service along the corridor resumed operations on Dec. 5, after being suspended for over eight months due to an attack on the tracks and passengers on March 28, 2022.