The NRC director also expressed the commitment of the management to ensure introduction of additional operational measures nationwide to ensure safe train operations.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has apologised to its customers for the derailment of a train at Kubwa, Abuja on Friday.
The incident occurred less than a week after a similar case on Itakpe-Warri line in Kogi.
Director of Operations of NRC, Niyi Alli, who regretted the derailment, apologised to passengers whose trips were cancelled due to the incident.
He also announced the suspension of train services along the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor.
“The Board and Management of NRC regret to inform the general public, particularly our passengers of AK3 and KA4 of today Jan. 27, that the disruption experienced on our Abuja-Kaduna Train Service was as a result of the derailment of KA4 at Kubwa station,” said Alli.
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“There was no casualty recorded. We sincerely apologise to passengers whose planned trips were affected by this incident.
“The NRC rescue team has been mobilised to site to re-rail the rolling stock and repair the track. Consequently, the Abuja Kaduna Train Service is temporarily suspended.
“While assuring early recommencement of the service, all inconveniences to our esteemed passengers is highly regretted.”
The NRC director also expressed the commitment of the management to ensure introduction of additional operational measures nationwide to ensure safe train operations.
The train service along the corridor resumed operations on December 5 after being suspended for over eight months due to an attack on the tracks and passengers on March 28, 2022.
The attack led to the death of eight people with several people injured and over 60 kidnapped.