The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced that the Abuja–Kaduna passenger train service will resume this week.
NRC Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, who made this known in a statement in Lagos, stated that the resumption was as a result of the successful completion of repair and safety checks on the affected section of track at Asham.
The service was temporarily suspended after the unfortunate incident of August 26.
The Chief PRO said since then, the corporation has worked tirelessly to ensure both the infrastructure and rolling stock are restored to the highest safety standards in line with global best practices.
Unyimadu pointed out that as part of their commitment to passenger welfare, the NRC had refunded 512 passengers out of the 583 on board the affected train.
He added that efforts were ongoing to reach and process refunds for the remaining passengers to ensure that no one was left behind.
