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The train left Abuja's Idu station at 6 pm and was scheduled to arrive in Kaduna's Rigasa train station by 8 pm. [9] [10] According to eyewitness accounts, the train was bombed twice before the armed bandits opened fire at the passengers. [11] Sixty-two passengers were abducted in the attack. [12]
Rigasa Railway Station has a railway leading to the federal capital of Nigeria, Abuja. [6] [7] [8] In March 28, 2022, the train while departing from Rigasa Railway Station to Abuja was attacked by terrorists, kidnapping the hostages which caused a temporary closure. [9] [10] [11]
Nigerian Railway Corporation operates a network of 3,505 kilometers (2,178 mi) of single track lines 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, as well as 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) from Abuja to Kaduna. None of the NRC's lines are electrified. 157 kilometers are double-tracked. These are located between Lagos and Ibadan. The rail lines are mostly built ...
Passenger traffic on the Nigerian railways fell from 11 million in 1964 to 1.6 million in 2003. Freight traffic almost collapsed, falling from 3 million tonnes in 1964 to less than 100,000 tonnes in 2000. [2] In early 2013, it took 31 hours for passenger trains to travel between Lagos and Kano, at an average speed of just 45 km/h. [3]
Kaduna (W) junction for Abuja (0 km) completed 2014, but not enough rolling stock [7] [8] (plan B) Abuja (W) - national capital - 2016 (186 km) [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In August 2016, the new standard gauge line between Kaduna and Abuja was complete.
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria.It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River.It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern states of Nigeria, with its rail and important road network.
Train Name [2] Railroad Train Endpoints Operated Train Numbers Akbar Express: PR: Quetta – Lahore Junction: 1974 – 2020 23UP/24DN Allama Iqbal Express: PR: Karachi Cantonment – Sialkot Junction: 1940 – Present 9UP/10DN Attock Passenger: PR: Mari Indus – Attock City Junction: 1988 – present 201UP/202DN Attock Safari S. Jamil & Co ...
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