Abuja-Kaduna Rail: Authority Apologizes Over Train Break Down

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has tendered an apology over one of its trains that recently broke down.

The train on the Abuja-Kaduna route broke down in the forest.

According to the railway corporation, the failure which was as a result of Mechanical malfunction is highly regretted.

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It added that “This failure and consequent delay no doubt caused delays to subsequent train services from Abuja to Kaduna. The failed Locomotive is currently receiving attention from our team of Engineers and technicians at the Idu Locomotive workshop.

“While thanking our esteemed passengers for their patronage, we once more sincerely apologize for inconveniences this breakdown would have caused them.”
For the second time in four days, the Abuja-Kaduna train broke down in the forest, while on its way to Abuja yesterday.

Passengers were trapped in Dutse, Kaduna as the train developed faults a few minutes into the journey.

This came after a similar incident last weekend when the train broke down in Jere heading to Kaduna.

However, the manager, Abuja-Kaduna train service, Pascal Nnoli has apologised to the passengers, noting that “the management of Nigerian Railway Corporation is by this medium tendering our sincere apology to all passengers on board KA2 train that left Rigasa this morning (Monday) and failed at Dutse section.”

One of the passengers on the train told our correspondent who was at one of the train stations that the train developed a mechanical fault a few minutes after it departed the Rigasa Station in Kaduna.

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