The intra-city train services connecting major areas in Kaduna was yesterday commissioned by Vice President, Namadi Sambo. The commissioning ceremony took place at the Kaduna Junction Rail Station where the vice president said government was committed to resuscitating and modernizing rail lines in the country to reduce transportation problems, especially in the rural areas. According to Sambo, more modern coaches would be procured for intra and inter-city rail services. Also speaking at the ceremony, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Engineer Adesyi Sijuade, said the Kaduna mass transit train service is operated by the corporation in conjunction with the state government. He said the intra-city rail service will run through Kawo, NDA, Sokoto Road, Central Market, Kaduna Junction, St. Gerald, Television Garage and Deeper Life Stations. He said Kaduna was the second city after Lagos to have the Modern Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) service. His words “The DMU is made up of two motor cars and three passenger cars. The motive power in each motor car is provided by one 1200HP Cummins diesel engine while one 166hp Cummins generator provides auxiliary power. The DMU is designed for a maximum speed limit of 100km per hour and adopts an air brake system. Each passenger car has the capacity for 72 passenger seats and 108 standing, making a total of 540 passengers for the three cars.” The Minister of Transport Senator Idris Umar, also spoke at the ceremony. He said work on the Kaduna-Abuja rail line is at 90 per cent completion and modern train services would commence soon. He said the work for the construction of coastal cities rail line would soon start while the Gombe-Maiduguri line would be rehabilitated when the insurgency subsides.

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Commissioned. Is this a train or one of those Mark long vehicles.