By Fidelis Ugbomeh
In line with the demand of passengers, management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is considering the option of increasing the number of stopover train stations along the newly introduced express train service from Kajola to Apapa and back.
On October 9, 2023, the corporation commenced daily inter-state passenger train service on the standard gauge railway corridor from Kajola in Ogun State to Apapa in Lagos State, with designated stopover stations, namely, Agbado, Agege and Mobolaji Johnson.
The Lagos district manager of the corporation, Engr. Augustine Arase, in an exclusive interview with Daily Sun, said, since the commencement of the Apapa to Kajola express train service, the public notice box has been filled with requests that the stopover stations should be increased.
He disclosed further that so far the response of passengers since the introduction of the Kajola-Apapa express train shuttle has been encouraging, adding that recommendation for increase in the stopover railway stations as demanded by passengers has been forwarded to the management of the corporation for consideration.
He advised passengers to ensure that they purchase tickets at designated train stations before boarding the train at the rate of N1,500 per passenger, instead of patronizing touts.
Arase stated that the passenger coaches are comfortable with air-condition and toilets.