The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended Port-Harcourt to Aba train services for routine maintenance.
The Managing Director, NRC, Dr Kayode Opeifa, said this in a statement today in Lagos.
Opeifa noted that the regular train services would resume on September 9, reports The Guardian.
“We regret all inconveniences,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Transport, Said Alkali, on Tuesday assured that all things being equal, the suspended Abuja-Kaduna train line would be restored in the next 10 days.
The minister, who gave the assurance during an on-the-spot inspection of the ongoing clearing of the accident scene yesterday after the derailment of the train on August 26, said work was progressing well.
Alkali disclosed that at the time the accident occurred, the locomotive was carrying eight coaches. We have successfully moved four out of the place, as you can see.
He, however, applauded the security and other stakeholders for their efforts to ensure the safety of passengers, workers, and train facilities in the ongoing operations to restore the damaged tracks and coaches.
He also stated that the staff of the NRC have been working day and night to ensure that the clearing and repairing of the damaged tracks are done at the earliest possible time.
