NRC apologises to Abuja-Kaduna passengers over train breakdown

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has apologised to passengers on board the Kaduna-Abuja train that developed a mechanic fault and broke down shortly after leaving Rigasa Station, Kaduna State, on Monday.

The also noted that the failure and consequent delay no doubt caused delays to subsequent train services from Abuja to Kaduna.

Manager, Abuja-Kaduna Train Service, Mr Pascal Nnoli, in a statement made available to Journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, said, “The failed locomotive is currently receiving attention from our team of engineers and technicians at Idu locomotive workshop.

“While thanking our esteemed passengers for their patronage, we once more sincerely apologise for inconveniences this breakdown would have caused them.”

Five minutes after the train departed the Rigasa Station in Kaduna, it developed a mechanical fault twice before it finally broke down.

Its passengers became stranded until another engine was brought in from Idu Railway Station to replace the faulty locomotive.