Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line, Stations And Tracks Ready For Public Use From July 2016

Minister of Transport Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and his team during the test run of the Abuja- Kaduna rail line

According to the Minister of Transport Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, the Abuja -Kaduna rail line will come into full commercial operations after the Presidential flag-off within the first week of July 2016. He made this known today during the first official test run of the rail line at the Idu Train Station.

The Minister further said that all prospective passengers boarding the trains must have a valid national identity cards for security purposes.

“We want to know the identity of who is boarding the train.We are going to work with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to ensure strict compliance with the directive.”  he said.

150 billion Naira would be used to execute the national rail project, with another 60 billion Naira for the Lagos-Kano standard gauge and yet another 60 billion Naira for the Lagos-Calabar project.