Wow! Minna-Kaduna railway service has taken off finally after like centuries. Hmmm. The Lagos-Ibadan-kano fast rail contract has been signed with chinese firm CCECC. There's something really going on in the country. Its like the GEJ 2013 comment really holds a lot of promise.

Source: AIT news. They even showed the trains and the inside looked really cool. The passengers were very happy about the service

Nigeria Railway Corporation to commence full services on Lagos-Kano line

The Nigerian Railway Corporation says it has rehabilitated 117 engines and coaches.

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) will soon commence full services on its Lagos-Kano route, the Managing Director, Seyi Sijuade, has said.

He said the recent successful rehabilitation of 117 engines and coaches would enable the corporation to resume haulage and passenger services on the Lagos-Kano line.[/b]Mr. Sijuade said this in Minna on Sunday while rolling out the first phase of the rehabilitated engines and coaches for the Minna-Kaduna daily train services.[b]“The Lagos-Kano service will start in a few weeks’ time and we intend to ply the route twice a week,” he said.

Represented by the Director of Operations, Niyi Ali, the managing director attributed the successful restoration of train services in parts of the country to the “ingenuity of the corporation’s engineers and technicians”.

He said that the effort of the staff in refurbishing the engines and coaches locally had helped to save cost.“We are going back to the good old days, where everything was done in-house.

“A lot of these equipment are specialised equipment acquired by the corporation, but we are looking forward to a time when
our staff will produce these things locally and we are starting now.

“Compared to contract cost, these in-house refurbishments will save us a lot of money. It’s not just about the immediate savings, we are also talking about the long term benefits when we learn to do everything in-house,” he said.

In his remarks, the Niger Commissioner for Transport, Abubakar Ahmed, appealed to the federal government to rehabilitate and upgrade the Baro railway line.

“We are aware that the federal government is dredging the Baro River and the road there is terribly bad. So we are calling on the federal government to rehabilitate and upgrade the Baro railway station to aid the movement of people and goods,” he said.

He said that the state government is working with the railway corporation to enhance rail services in the state.

http://premiumtimesng.com/news/97831-nigeria-railway-corporation-to-commence-full-services-on-lagos-kano-line.html

Good one.

May God help dem to achieve success in dis one

hhmmmn! dats more like it ...kudos to GEJ. i hope we get alot more u promised

And when southerners say their oil is being used to develop other parts of the country, people go talk say na lie...

It was actually never down, so I wonder what we are celebrating. Just that The cabins/capsules were so dilapidated u would think it's for transportation of circus animals in India, yet people still travel on it that way. So unless new lines are built or new engines acquired claiming to rehabilitate those train is like rehabilitation of a MOLUE BUS instead of getting a new BRT BUS.

Boko-Haram will soon get to it!

I hope there is demand to profitably sustain the Kaduna-Minna route. Given the pattern of movement of mass transit, I cannot help but feel this is another cheap appeasement of ethnocentric sections of the north. I believe an Abuja-Kaduna rail route would have been more profitable. I would have thought NRC will construct routes in order of their profitability. In any case, time will tell and hopefully everyone will be happy...

It cost just N350 for the fare! Not tried it doh so I heard...

Goin north now is stil a suicide

Boko boys will soon bomb the thing, why even bother building infrastructure in the North, does animal don't appreciate anyting good.

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That's good. I hope they consistently maintain it though because we don't seem to have a maintenance culture in our dear country Nigeria.

Railway is the one ministry I know has been working since 2009. This is one ministry that ought to get kudos when it comes to getting work done.

musKeeto: And when southerners say their oil is being used to develop other parts of the country, people go talk say na lie...

and when southern warlords like ateke tom,asari dokubo and tompolo are paid billions every year to stay away from pipelines,instead of using the money to develop the south that wan too na lie?

Mai-suya:
It was actually never down, so I wonder what we are celebrating. Just that The cabins/capsules were so dilapidated u would think it's for transportation of circus animals in India, yet people still travel on it that way. So unless new lines are built or new engines acquired claiming to rehabilitate those train is like rehabilitation of a MOLUE BUS instead of getting a new BRT BUS.

beans head,i guess u ar one of buhari or el rufai's spokesmen who hangs around the social ntwrk just to insult n counter the effort of our dear president,.,better repent cos ur oga go stil meet his loo,......cant u appreciate dat at last some1 opts to restart the running of railway in this country.....wish stoped decades ago.....or ar u fed wit cassava bread nt see the truth,wen last did u see dat ur so called molue bus work in nija...i no want BRT BUS,jona repair the molue 4 us cos half bread is better than non,PRESDO.JONATHAN KUDOS TO THIS PROJECT AM HAPPY NIGERIA IS GETTING WAT DY DESERVE

Mai-suya:
It was actually never down, so I wonder what we are celebrating. Just that The cabins/capsules were so dilapidated u would think it's for transportation of circus animals in India, yet people still travel on it that way. So unless new lines are built or new engines acquired claiming to rehabilitate those train is like rehabilitation of a MOLUE BUS instead of getting a new BRT BUS.

beans head,i guess u ar one of buhari or el rufai's spokesmen who hangs around the social ntwrk just to insult n counter the effort of our dear president,.,better repent cos ur oga go stil meet his loo,......cant u appreciate dat at last some1 opts to restart the running of railway in this country.....wish stoped decades ago.....or ar u fed wit cassava bread nt see the truth,wen last did u see dat ur so called molue bus work in nija...i no want BRT BUS,jona repair the molue 4 us cos half bread is better than non,PRESDO.JONATHAN KUDOS TO THIS PROJECT AM HAPPY NIGERIA IS GETTING WAT DY DESERVE

when other countries are building rockets and travelling to mars,we are here clapping our hands for gej for repairing some molue trains.

ebamma: when other countries are building rockets and travelling to mars,we are here clapping our hands for gej for repairing some molue trains.

If people like u who held office in the past had not messed things up, GEJ would have been working on getting Nigeria to the sun but he has to clean up ur mess first.

ebamma: when other countries are building rockets and travelling to mars,we are here clapping our hands for gej for repairing some molue trains.

Guy,i was just thinking sha if you now live here on nairaland cos i see you each time i pass through here. *just thinking loud sha but no vex o*
Ya... Back to d main point. This countries that are building rockets and what so ever to mars,how did they start or still,how old are they? Did they jst wake up one morning to build rockets to mars? No still vex abeg,im just asking!

Cant wait for Enugu service to kick off

Rumour has it that this railway might cause a jump in the price of....

.......GARRI

cheddarking: Rumour has it that this railway might cause a jump in the price of....

.......GARRI

For d very first time in d history of Nairaland. Thats a welcoming development... This is a great news for garri lovers on Nairaland. Cant wait for d rumours to be confirmed.
Long Live d Garri Price Association of Nairaland (GPAN).

cheddarking: Rumour has it that this railway might cause a jump in the price of....

.......GARRI

rumour has it that this your foolishness might cause a jump in the price of.......madness

Is that Lagos to Kano route direct? . Is there no stop in the MB/SS/SE?

SlyIg:
For d very first time in d history of Nairaland. Thats a welcoming development... This is a great news for garri lovers on Nairaland. Cant wait for d rumours to be confirmed.
Long Live d Garri Price Association of Nairaland (GPAN).

Yes o!

Garri be praised!

ebamma: and when southern warlords like ateke tom,asari dokubo and tompolo are paid billions every year to stay away from pipelines,instead of using the money to develop the south that wan too na lie?

the whole country is just a conglomerate of greedy theiving bastards especially the south.. truth be told, those who have benefitted the most have been the Yorubas..

Kobojunkie: Railway is the one ministry I know has been working since 2009. This is one ministry that ought to get kudos when it comes to getting work done.

Railway is not a ministry ,its under the ministry of transport.

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Board those trains at your own risk.

Trains are not our major problem per se but sure it's a laudable one.

Charles.nerd:


Railway is not a ministry ,its under the ministry of transport.

@ Post

Board those trains at your own risk.

Like I said .. . .

Kobojunkie: Railway is the one ministry I know has been working since 2009. This is one ministry that ought to get kudos when it comes to getting work done.

That's good news!

cheddarking: Rumour has it that this railway might cause a jump in the price of....

.......GARRI

SlyIg:
For d very first time in d history of Nairaland. Thats a welcoming development... This is a great news for garri lovers on Nairaland. Cant wait for d rumours to be confirmed.
Long Live d Garri Price Association of Nairaland (GPAN).

To those who always ask how political decisions affect the price of garri,below is one of my favorite quotes from Bertolt Brecht ,but I have to paraphrase it to fit into the Nigerian context.

"The worst illiterate is the political illiterate.He hears nothing,sees nothing ,takes no part in political life and always asks how political or economic issues affects the price of garri in the market.He doesn't seem to know that the price of garri,the cost of living,the price of beans ,of flour,of rent,of medicines all depend on political and economic decisions.He even prides himself on his political ignorance,sticks out his chest and asks how events affect the price of garri in the market.He doesn't know,the slowpoke,that from his political non-participation comes the thieving PDP politicians,the crook-in-waiting ACN politicians,the religious bigots at the CPC and the lackeys of exploitative multinational corporations"

So next time you want to ask how political and economic news affect the price of garri,think again.