The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has resumed services on the Abuja-Kaduna route two days after it suspended operations following an explosion that rocked a section of the rail track on Wednesday night.
The corporation announced suspension of all operations on the route on Thursday after a train almost suffered a derailment at the Rijanna area of Kaduna due to an explosion on the rail line.
But normal operations resumed at the Rigasa train station in Kaduna on Saturday after the repair of the damaged portion of the track.
Reports said there was a low turnout of passengers on the route despite the heavy deployment of more security forces in the train.
Passengers called for more security officials to be deployed in the route to reassure commuters.
Rail travel is perhaps the safest and cheapest option for navigating between Abuja and Kaduna due to the rising insecurity on the highways.
But Wednesday’s explosion might have created more fears in the minds of rail travellers as commercial motor parks plying the route have been witnessing a high volume of patronage. (Channels TV)
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