[b]Sometime ago we were excited to have a train experience in our lives. So we boarded a train from kaduna to lagos. To my shock and dismay, there was no train on ground, we were told d train was coming from kano and we'll join it. Worse still, the first class coach which we paid for was full, but we were told d train was stopping at offa, and we'll definitely get another train there with available first class coach. The nigerian Railway corporation is just too terrible! Wat was d point in payin for first class?? Those were d only coaches with comfortable seats and air condition (or sometimes fan!), with its windows still intact(the ones i saw anyway). I couldn't begin to imagine myself sitting in the second class with those hausa women and children who jam packed themselves like sardine. Funny thing was there were some empty seats around, but most decides to sit on the floor to avoid paying much. There was practically no place to pass, they had taken up every available space in the passageway. It was just too terrible! The smell and heat from bodies was terrible! One would think they hadn't taken a bath in days. There were practically almost no windows in the second class, i was lucky to have gotten a space with half of its windows still intact. I felt uneasy as i began to imagine if a heavy rainfall starts..we would practically be drenched as though we were under d rain directly, or the cold breeze at night with no window to give us warmth. The train itself looked over a hundred years..lol, very old looking and dilapitated. I was so determined to back out, but my aunt pleaded saying its part of life experience. seems she was on some project cos she was excited and kept writin down everything she saw down on a notepad. And dat made me more furious.
Pple kept fanning themselves furiously with anything. A fulani guy sat in my front and was doing all sort of dirty abominable stuff. I was getting nauseatic, i actually threw up at the next station..as a matter of fact i fell sick durin d journey.
On getting to d station in mokwa, niger state, the train waited for a an endless 6hours! we were told dat a train was coming from ibadan, so we were to wait for it to pass since dere was a rail crossing there. The waiting was terrible! A little boy had made a mess in my coach with his poo and i couldn't stand it, so like others i got down to rest, oh boy see dried shit everywhere on the railway, and some pple just sat there like its nothing. The same thing happened at oshogbo, we were also told to wait for a coming train conveying school children who were coming back from a train ride excursion sponsored by the governor of osun state. We waited for another 4hours! It was simply horrific. When we got to ilorin the train hit two cows on the railway, d fulani men herding d cows stood a distance watching us, crying bitterly like it was d death of a close relative! Weird. The train had stopped to check d damage, i was shocked when i saw matchete and knives coming out from different direction ready to cut some large chunks of meat from the poor dead cow! D fulanis saw this and through some kinda medium they were calling each other, it appeared they were trying to do some kind of 'juju'(not sure tho, but can't explain it), they were coming closer so the train officials and other guys who came down quickly got back on the train and off we went again. On getting to ibadan as well, the train hit a car parked on the railway (some pple could be so st.upid!).
Did i forget to mention dat niger state is a very very very big state and a very uncivilized state too?? We spent almost 9hours just in niger state alone! It is only in niger state i saw naked children and half dressed adult waving to the train like its their first time of seeing it(which is definitely not their first time).
it takes a luxurious bus 10hrs to get to lagos from kaduna, we left kaduna 2pm on friday and got to lagos sunday morning! It was my first time entering a train..but its gon be my last, in nigeria anyway. [/b]

Sorry, I can't help but LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!

What's the use of reviving the railway when it's not up to standard....

Somalia sef dey try...

booqee: [b]Sometime ago we were excited to have a train experience in our lives. So we boarded a train from kaduna to lagos. To my shock and dismay, there was no train on ground, we were told d train was coming from kano and we'll join it. Worse still, the first class coach which we paid for was full, but we were told d train was stopping at offa, and we'll definitely get another train there with available first class coach. The nigerian Railway corporation is just too terrible! Wat was d point in payin for first class?? I couldn't begin to imagine myself sitting with those hausa women and children who jam packed themselves like sardine. Funny thing was there were some empty seats around, but most decides to sit on the floor to avoid paying much. There was practically no place to pass, they had taken up every available space in the passageway. It was just too terrible! The smell and heat from bodies was terrible! One would think they hadn't taken a bath in days. I was so determined to back out, but my aunt pleaded saying its part of life experience. seems she was on some project cos she was excited and kept writin down everything she saw down on a notepad. And dat made me angry d more.
Pple kept fanning themselves furiously with anything. A fulani guy sat in my front and was doing all sort of dirty abominable stuff. I was getting nauseatic, i actually threw up at the next station..as a matter of fact i fell sick durin d journey.
On getting to d station in mokwa, niger state, the train waited for a an endless 5hours! we were told dat a train was coming from ibadan, so we were to wait for it to pass since dere was a rail crossing there. The waiting was terrible! A little boy had made a mess in my coach with his poo and i couldn't stand it, so like others i got down to rest, oh boy see dried shit everywhere on the railway, and some pple just sat there like its nothing. When we got to ilorin the train hit two cows on the railway, d fulani men herding d cows stood a distance watching us, crying bitterly like it was d death of a close relative! Weird. The train had stopped to check d damage, i was shocked when i saw matchete and knives coming out from different direction ready to cut some large chunks of meat from the poor dead cow! D fulanis saw this and through some kinda medium they were calling each other, it appeared they were trying to do some kind of 'juju'(not sure tho, but can't explain it), they were coming closer so the train officials and other guys who came down quickly got back on the train and off we went again. On getting to ibadan as well, the train hit a car parked on the railway (some pple could be so st.upid!).
Did i forget to mention dat niger state is a very very very big state and a very uncivilized state too?? We spent almost 9hours just in niger state alone! It is only in niger state i saw naked children and half dressed adult waving to the train like its their first time of seeing it(which is definitely not their first time).
it takes a luxurious bus 10hrs to get to lagos from kaduna, we left kaduna 2pm on friday and got to lagos sunday morning! [/b]

Contrary to all these negative nonsense with Nigeria railway, come to Europe and see that train travel is indeed fun, efficient, reliable, safe, comfortable, conducive, punctual, fast, entertaining, amusing, spectacular, social and popular way to travel.
Nigeria, a disgrace of a nation ruled by evil entities who lack the sense of embarrassment

Vicjustice:
Contrary to all these negative nonsense with Nigeria railway, come to Europe and see that train travel is indeed fun, efficient, reliable, safe, comfortable, conducive, punctual, fast, entertaining, amusing, spectacular, social and popular way to travel.
Nigeria, a disgrace of a nation ruled by evil entities who lack the sense of embarrassment

The country is truly a disgrace!

Front page ooooo

Vicjustice:
Contrary to all these negative nonsense with Nigeria railway, come to Europe and see that train travel is indeed fun, efficient, reliable, safe, comfortable, conducive, punctual, fast, entertaining, amusing, spectacular, social and popular way to travel.
Nigeria, a disgrace of a nation ruled by evil entities who lack the sense of embarrassment

when i argue with my friend back home that Nigeria is lacking and they cant meet the advanced countries level until Jesus comes,my friends were like i am a bad person...Imagine the level of Europe today,fast efficient light trains like plane..

Nigeria is just fucking lacking with those corrupt leaders...

Godson201333:


when i argue with my friend back home that Nigeria is lacking and they cant meet the advanced countries level until Jesus comes,my friends were like i am a bad person...Imagine the level of Europe today,fast efficient light trains like plane..

Nigeria is just fucking lacking with those corrupt leaders...

don't bother arguing with them

Lets agree there's no train service in Nigeria to talk about.

Unless if you think that trains are things that tern up when it suits them maybe one week late.

Very interesting. Despite our leaders travel out and see the development in other countries, all they can give us is underdevelopment. Smh

Point of correction, No luxurious bus will take u from lagos to kaduna in 10hrs.

Bukky Bukky... U for buy fura n nunu Keep for d long journey na. BTw, luxurious bus to lag is more dan 10hrs

am planning on going to ilorin by train now, never been on one. Anyone knows how much it costs?

booqee: the fare is phucking cheap. Ilorin should not be more dan 500, it may even be less. I guess dat its only advantage. As at the time i went early dis year, luxurious bus to kad cost #5,500, while train fare cost just N1,200 or thereabout. A big difference of N4,300!. But tho if its first class it is about double of dat amount. And If its first class sleeper, its almost same with bus fare, but who needs dat. Anyway no matter how cheap it is i aint ever entering dat shiat again.

hi dear, pls do you know their station in Ilorin, want to visit lag this Dec, but would love the train experience. how you de and edo state?

booqee: the fare is phucking cheap. Ilorin should not be more dan 500, it may even be less. I guess dat its only advantage. As at the time i went early dis year, luxurious bus to kad cost #5,500, while train fare cost just N1,200 or thereabout. A big difference of N4,300!. But tho if its first class it is about double of dat amount. And If its first class sleeper, its almost same with bus fare, but who needs dat. Anyway no matter how cheap it is i aint ever entering dat shiat again.

really? So its dat fuggin cheap? No wonder ...... Well i will take 1st class den, i just want to be on a long journey train, i understand ur pain tho, been a gal dat trip must be awfully awful for u...... Pele dear

@booqee do the trains have baths and toilets? and did u eventually got on the 1st class?

I'm sorry about your horrible experince. I don't want to start abusing Nigeria's defunct system as I won't stop *sigh*

But trust me this won't be your last train experience. It's simply one of the best things in the world, see the countrysides and being on a fast speeding train and travelling such long distances without the hassle of checking into flight.s
This week past I took a train from Munich, Germany to Veinna, Austria - spent a night then Budapest, Hungary. 3 countries - it was amazing.

I added some picstures of the train I took from the train company's website.

I really doubt Nigeria would ever experince this, not in my life time anyway

^yeah dats why i said it will be my last IN NIGERIA ONLY. I know its not like dat in d developed countries

illicit: @booqee do the trains have baths and toilets? and did u eventually got on the 1st class?

bath ke?? It was only toilets o. The first class toilet is manageable not dat its a state of d art stuff, just manageable, the second class own na rubbish. The one in d coach i first entered is practically empty and useless, pple just go dere to d pee, there just a hole through. An hausa man even slept there overnight to pay almost nothin at all and also because of the congestion. Everywhere was highly congested. And yeah i eventually got on first class, and dat one is better.

Eh yah.. Sorry about your bad experience . I really love adventure and I have been longing to experience a train ride for the fun of it before the end of this year. Your experience just killed my fantasy. Really wish we could get things right in this country.

The most annoying this is - they spend so much on the rehabilition, one would think they can make an effort with the coaches

I mean people wouldnt mind if it take 3 days to get to lagos but atleast they will be comfortable
and i still dont understand why in 2013 they will allow those pit latrine

@bukky, why cant i comment on ur thread my amigos.

Xxpress: @bukky, why cant i comment on ur thread my amigos.

hmm because you don't have permission to do so. Don't u know dats how the diary section is?? Comments are not allowed. Dats why its a diary. But i'm curious, what did you want to comment??

booqee: hmm because you don't have permission to do so. Don't u know dats how the diary section is?? Comments are not allowed. Dats why its a diary. But i'm curious, what did you want to comment??

i just want to chip in some words in. How can i get the permission?

ok. Its interesting following ur diary.

The lost symbol is d same as da vinci code. Angels and demons is also a blockbuster novel. Have u watched the film the da vinci code?

Nah! lost symbols is not the same as da vinci code. I've watched da vinci code movie and the stories aint the same. I'm also lookin for d book da vinci code.

Congratulations booqee on surviving your succide mission
What ever where you thinking girl
Seems you have been swallowing too much government propaganda of late
How can you mislabel what you took from Kaduna as a train?
Those metal coffins on rail tracks
If you love and value your life,PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no repeat am O!
A word is enough for wise peeps

i thought the books are the same. I have d ebook of da vinci code and angels and demons.