Subsidy: NRC to introduce Apapa (Lagos)-Kajola (Ogun) express train

Subsidy: NRC set to introduce Apapa (Lagos)-Kajola (Ogun) express train

 

The Nigerian Railway Corporation says it will soon introduce a mass transit express passenger train between Apapa in Lagos and Kajola in Ogun State.

The action is part of the Federal Government’s palliative measures to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal on the citizens, according to a statement by the NRC.

The statement obtained on Thursday and signed by the NRC’s Deputy Director Public Relations Yakub Mahmood, quoted Director Operations of the corporation, Akin Osinowo, as giving the details of the new train service on behalf of the Managing Director, Fidet Okhiria.

Code-Named Apapa Express Train, he said the Apapa-Kajola express train would run on the standard gauge railway line.

He gave the stopping stations for the express train as Mobolaji Johnson, Agege, Agbado and Kajola.

He further said the train service would reduce the hardship being experienced by commuters especially those plying Apapa-Kajola route.

Osinowo appealed to all train passengers to ensure that they obtain tickets at the designated stations before boarding the train.