The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Mr Adeseyi Sijuwade, yesterday said that theLagos toKano mass transit train service would commence operations on December 20.

Sijuwade made the announcement at the first management retreat of the corporation, held in Lekki,Lagos.

According to him, the rehabilitation of the tracks fromLagostoKano, including bridges and culverts has been completed for the commencement of the train service.

He assured commuters from eitherLagostoKanoorKanotoLagos safe and cheap rail transport services during the yuletide.

“This formal launch would be announced soon to ensure the resumption of full inter-state mass transit services along the rail tracks on weekdays,” he said.

The managing director said further that adequate security would be put in place with the collaboration of the police and Man-O-War before the commencement of the service.

He also said that the rehabilitation of eastern railway lines terminating atMaiduguriwas in progress, adding that trains would begin to move on the corridor in 2013.

He had earlier said that the retreat was aimed at bringing out the potential of the NRC.

Sijuwade stressed the need for strategic management of assets and facilities of the corporation in line with the organisation’s vision and mission.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/12/lagos-to-kano-mass-transit-train-service-begins-operation-sijuwade/

VERY GOOD NEWS. Kudos FG
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But Boko on my mind, lol

Excellent.

I've never doubted the committment of the CLUEFUL govt of GEJ to RECONSTRUCTING the decayed and ROTTEN infrastructure left behind by clueless past govts.

Nobody send me errand. And I def aint sending myself any errand.

@Moderator, if threads such as "why we should vote Buhari as president" could make front page, this thread on the restoration of the longest rail line in this country, should also make front page. Thank you

While this is a good development, I don't think many Lagosians would be keen on going to Kano.
U know na..... Boko tinz

You mean with "Molue" type of coaches

Abbott: Nobody send me errand. And I def aint sending myself any errand.

^^^You mean to Kano?

Slow and steady.. as they said

Na lie jorrrrrr

nice one, easy transport of goods and services. i hope it wont be 48hours from lagos to kano....

expect mass migration from kano to lagoss soon

la furia: nice one, easy transport of goods and services. i hope it wont be 48hours from lagos to kano....

expect mass migration from kano to lagoss soon

I think Lagos to Enugu or the East makes a better business case to build a train service

Lagos to Kano in 36hours on colonial train coaches

Na so​!

Repair roads n ensure highway security for human transport, buy mordern age trains for commodity movement.

That's what FG should have done, this is 2012

When is it going change from "TO" begin to "HAS begun?

nameo:
VERY GOOD NEWS. Kudos FG
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ol boy no try enter that thing go north o,na journey to hell be dat o,boko haram go hijack the train o

Oga fashola,put immigrate and ur lasma dog on watch o o... Easy bomb trans... Easy cow trans,easy almajiri into lasgidi,i trust fash... Lagosiam i.d on board,.even cow must get one... Me go kano,lia se pe mo ya were(yoruba)... Ara ola pu mu i ga ani nde hausa(igbo).... Boko haram ba ko ma..(hausa)

If am not mistaken train from lagos to kano, this is suprising bye bye to highway robbers. I hope the train accept standing and lapping

baby-boy:


I think Lagos to Enugu or the East makes a better business case to build a train service

it does, but the problem is there is noexisting railway line from lagos to any part of the east presently, a new railway line will have to be constructed. the guys just repaired the already existing rail from lagos to kano.

killuminati: Na lie jorrrrrr

Is this the best you can come up with? Where are all the anti GEJ in the house come an yack away!

Good development.

1. I hope say boko haram no go lure themselves come lagos
2.I hope say boko haram no go blow the train
3.Anybody wey dem born him papa well make them enter the train, you are on your own
4. They have make easy acceess to bbring hausas to lagos, this bunch of people fighting us everywhere, dem go kukuma loads their yeye cow inside train come lagos.
5. This is the saddest news and a threats to nigeria, why not train to abuja even dem wan pick anywhere in hausa republic

Sarcoc:

Is this the best you can come up with? Where are all the anti GEJ in the house come an yack away!

someone had 29 over 100 in maths, what grade will you give such a person.? F abi, oya, grade GEJ yourself.

1/1000

Na wa oh... Train no dey, we complain... Train don come now we still dey complain, some even dey ask who go enter the train... I don tire for my country people. Just what exactly can be done to please you peep? Haaaaaaa

hmm I hope they put security in place, because this seems like a free lift for Boko Haram boyz into lagos oh

Free passage for boko boyz boko boyz are probably smiling

Thats gud

@ Born2f**k and Lobotinti
Why do u hate Hausa people we are humans like u .... every person has weakness if one or two had done some bad things why condemn us all... Remember this some of us School togather, aluta together, serviced together, club together and sometimes eat together.... all those u no talk na now u dey abuse us like say we fall from de sky.... what of d Aboki u dey call us "Are we not Friends again Guys ?"

If in 2012 those lines are still not modern hi-speed rail lines, then I'm not listening. The Abokis had better use them to ferry their cattle to and from the North. Shame!

baby-boy:


I think Lagos to Enugu or the East makes a better business case to build a train service

All the rail lines in the country are being rehabilitation . . started back in 2009, and should continue till 2016. Kaduna happened to come online before Enugu, that is all.