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Good Day Everyone.

Compliment of the season To everyone.

Pls, if You have reliable information on where and when to bode a train from Abuja to Enugu, pls, kindly help those Who cant afford the current high transport fare by road but really want to travel to celebrate the season with their family members in the East and south-south.

henrimoto:
Good Day Everyone.

Compliment of the season To everyone.

Pls, if You have reliable information on where and when to bode a train from Abuja to Enugu, pls, kindly help those Who cant afford the current high transport fare by road but really want to travel to celebrate the season with their family members in the East and south-south.

There is no direct rail connection between Abuja and Enugu. So you will not get a train that will take you from Abuja to Enugu.

You can get a train that will take you from Abuja to Kaduna. You can also get a train that will take you from Lagos to Kano, with a few stops in between.

But a train from Abuja to Enugu? Forget it. It doesn't exist. And that is such a shame. What is our Transport Minister doing?

Vivere:
There is no direct rail connection between Abuja and Enugu. So you will not get a train that will take you from Abuja to Enugu.

You can get a train that will take you from Abuja to Kaduna. You can also get a train that will take you from Lagos to Kano, with a few stops in between.

But a train from Abuja to Enugu? Forget it. It doesn't exist. And that is such a shame. What is our Transport Minister doing?

Thank You ! @vivere. I thought there is something i didnt know about the northern -Eastern railway transport route.

@vivere, what information do You have about Kano-portharcourt railway route ?

henrimoto:
Thank You ! @vivere. I thought there is something i didnt know about the northern -Eastern railway transport route.

@vivere, what information do You have about Kano-portharcourt railway route ?

Well, I have never taken the train from Port-harcourt to Kano, so I don't know much about that railway route. However a member of this forum did so last year, and this was his experience: https://www.nairaland.com/3058931/nairalanders-experiences-train-port-harcourt-kano#44870729

chizidgreat:
Thanks to the Goodluck Jonathan's admnistration, the railway service that was rehabilitated is fully working and is meant for all to enjoy. Yesterday, I boarded a train enroute Portharcourt to Kano and dropped at Enugu and these were my experiences. It was actually my first time of ever using the train and all I could say is that it is purely fun and full of adventures.

First, I observed that the train was faster than many people think. We left Portharcourt by 7am and reached Enugu around 3pm, something I never thought would be possible with the Nigerian train. Well, you should know that there is no traffic jam associated with the train.

Secondly, I observed that the train have many advantages over the buses like space, enough natural air, table to place your things and even read your books if you want to, and the convenience to move about as you like and with that, you will never get bored throughout the journey no matter the length of distance.

Also, the train is very cost effective especially in this kind of time that fuel determines almost every move we make. In fact, the fare from Ph to Enugu is just 650 ( I mean sixty hundred and fifty naira ) and from Ph to Kaduna; 2,100.

However, there are some hitches that happened on the way before we could reach our destination and which in my thinking should warrant some improvement on the rail system. I am going to explain these hitches as I give brief details of my experiences on the way.

We set off from Portharcourt by exactly 7 am and reached at Elelenwa station before 8. But we waited there for almost one hour because another train was coming from Aba and there was only one rail for their passage. So, we had to wait until it reached the station and cleared to the side before we could pass and continue our journey. I hope the minister for transport should take note of this. Next place to stop was Imo river. Imo river was folllowed by Aba which I think looks equipped to an extent.

Aba was followed by Umuoba. At umuoba shortly after the station, we exprienced another hitch;the train started crawling like a snail; the reason being that that there were grasses on the rail which needed to be gotten rid of for effective moment. This took about 20 minutes .

From Umuoba, we got to Mbaosu, then Umuahia Ibeku (Nnamdi Kanu’s place- I guess), then to Uzuakoli and then to Ovim to Ozara to Afikpo to Uduma to Nomeh to Ugbawka to Agbani, then to Enugu. I think that this documentation can help some authors and statisticians.

The journey was doubly that of an experience and an eye opener. Expreientially, we came across so many trees I had never seen before. In some of the thick forests, we also saw some exotic animals but not the harmful ones though.

As an eye-opener, I noticed that there were still some communities in this our country that needed more attention than others and I should use this medium to implore those involved to, please do the needful.

For instance, in some of the thick forests, precisely between Afikpo and Ishiagu both of Ebonyi State, I noticed something that dazed me. I saw a very old building inside the thick forest and I was yet wondering whether it was where people used to live before the war when suddenly, we sighted children who turned out to be schoolchildren waving at us from the building.

Oh my God, that was a school! And looks like a government school too. I wondered, is the government still aware that they exist?

Apart from these few hitches, the rest of the journey was smooth and enjoyable and like I noted before about free movement in the vehicle, I kept jumping from coach to coach and even coming to the door to wave at the onlookers that happily waved at us.

One more thing before I forget, Enugu Railway Station is the most equipped and the most beautiful one I have seen from Ph to Enugu. Pls, let’s clap for Enugu.

Below are the pictures of the railway stations we came across on our way.

Now, let me encourage anyone that wish to travel a long distance and don't have the money that the train is a good alternative and is safer than you think. I also made few inquiries and discovered that the train moves from Portharcourt on Tuesdays by 7am and arrives Kano by Thursday Morning. It also leaves Kano that same Thursday and arrives Portharcourt by Saturday Morning.

That means the movement is once in a week; this is apart from the one that shuttles between towns like Aba and Ph on daily basis though.

So, if you are travelling from Enugu to Ph, just come to Enugu railway station by 3pm on Saturday and from Enugu to Kano or Lafia or Kaduna should come to Enugu railway station by 3pm on Tuesdays. Any other information about other locations would be duly communicated

As far as I knew, there was no direct rail connection between Abuja and Enugu, but you can find flights. But I understand that traveling by plane costs more and that's normal. You know, some travel by train for pleasure, others out of necessity. Before, I did it out of necessity; being a student, I looked for the cheapest train tickets to travel because I wanted to discover new places. Even if I allow myself to travel by plane, I still choose the train because I love it. Most often, I order OBB train tickets and select my favorite destination. Buying online is very easy and affordable.