The Abuja-Kaduna train service recorded N5 million within the first two weeks of operation, Fidet Ikhiria, acting managing director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has revealed.

Ikhiria made this known to NAN while travelling on the train from Abuja to Kaduna on Saturday.

The federal government invested$1.46 billion on the train service, which was inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 26.

Ikhiria said he did not have record of the daily income of the service.

“In the first week of operation, we made N2.2 million; in the second week, we made N2.9 million,” he said.

“This is the third week of operation; the last week report showed that we had almost 5,000 passengers in six days.”We have capacity for 320 passengers per trip; for now, the maximum we can carry per trip is 320.”

So, for a day, the maximum number of passengers we can haveis 1000.”

Ikhiria said fencing of the tracks would commence before the end of August.

He acknowledged that there were some operational lapses on the route, but said the management was working toward addressing them.

Ikhira said some of the staff had yet to get used to the seat numbering, as it was different from what was obtainable in the previous trains.

According to the managing director, the coaches are overwhelmed by the number of people coming on board.

“Some passengers with economy class tickets are coming to sit on the first class coach because the economy class is filled up,” he said.”

We are going to do more enlightenment on this at the station and communities levels.”On the speed of the train, he said the parameter for speed was not coach but track which, according to him, was designed according to specification.

He said the train moved at 90 kilometres per hour from the initial 70 kilometres per hour but would get to 150 kilometres per hour in due course.

“The slow speed of the train is to avoid accidents as people living close to the tracks have yet to get used to the movement of train,” he explained.

Ikhiria said efforts were being made to beef up security at the stations and on board the train.

“By next week, our scanners will be in place; I am also discussing with the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to deploy more men,” he said.

“We have armed policemen on board and some security personnelwithout uniform.”

He added that efforts were also being made to install internet facilities in the train.

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Jonathan's efforts is now generating revenue for the present govt.

All this govt have done so far is to capitalise on Jonathan's ideas and innovations. The TSA is now adopted by Buhari to curtail illicit access to govt revenue, the weapons brought by Jonathan is currently in use to fight terrorists, construction of rail systems now inaugurated by Buhari. And yet they never give him credits, all they do is to point out to flaws and fabricate allegations.

Up GEJ,kudos to PMB too for not abandoning dis project. We need goodnews like dis

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saintkel:
Up GEJ,kudos to PMB too for not abandoning dis project. We need goodnews like dis

interesting

I never knew railway still functions in this country

How many times will this make fp

Baba start using the money to boost our economy

God bless u gudluck

God bless OBJ for initiating this project and God bless PMB for completing it !!!!

Good news abi

God bless GEJ
The best president ever in Nigeria history

APC talk say no Rail before
Where them come see this ones

Welldone GEJ and PMB.

All these money we know know WHR him dey enter mtchewww

5m in two weeks is very poor.

Old news,

GEJ

Na lie

Richie0974:
How many times will this make fp

U no hear say news no dey naija again

naijaboiy:
Them don dey lie.

One by one

blueto:
Jonathan's efforts is now generating revenue for the present govt.

All this govt have done so far is to capitalise on Jonathan's ideas and innovations. The TSA is now adopted by Buhari to curtail illicit access to govt revenue, the weapons brought by Jonathan is currently in use to fight terrorists, construction of rail systems now inaugurated by Buhari. And yet they never give him credits, all they do is to point out to flaws and fabricate allegations.

What weapons? the ones Dasuki bought with the funds Jonathan ordered him to withdraw and share to party chieftains?

A clue on how fed government would make bullions of naira if other key sectors of the economy is taking into functioning..

I wonder if nairaland has now been overtaken by primary school kids who are privileged to used their dads tablet to post on this site. How can you Talk about Johnathan when its the basic right of every Nigerian to enjoy a good mode of transportation. Those shouting GEJ should be aspiring to do something for Nigeria instead sitting there drinking garri and using 10mb to castigate the government of the day.

Wow.
We don't need oil

Hmmm great news indeed but it will be good news to me until I see wat dey use d moni to do

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blueto:
Jonathan's efforts is now generating revenue for the present govt.

All this govt have done so far is to capitalise on Jonathan's ideas and innovations. The TSA is now adopted by Buhari to curtail illicit access to govt revenue, the weapons brought by Jonathan is currently in use to fight terrorists, construction of rail systems now inaugurated by Buhari. And yet they never give him credits, all they do is to point out to flaws and fabricate allegations.

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Trashy trash! Suck it up!

seunny4lif:
God bless GEJ
The best president ever in Nigeria history

APC talk say no Rail before
Where them come see this ones

N51 trillion. Does the amount ring bell in your ears?

ok