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NRC Lunches Apapa-Kajola Inter-City Train Service
The Apapa Express train is scheduled to stop at Mobolaji Johnson, Agege, Agbado, and will conclude its journey in Kajola.
Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) launches Apapa-Kajola inter-city express train service.
VerseNews gathered that the steps taken is to lessen the impact of petroleum subsidy removal on Nigerians by launching the Apapa Express, a rapid mass transit passenger train operating along the standard gauge railway line.
The NRC, in a statement issued on Thursday, stated that the primary goal of this initiative is to ease the commute for travelers between Apapa in Lagos and Kajola in Ogun State.
The inauguration of the rail service in Lagos was announced by the Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, who was represented by Mr. Akin Osinowo, the Director of Operations.
The Apapa Express train is scheduled to stop at Mobolaji Johnson, Agege, Agbado, and will conclude its journey in Kajola.
“The introduction of this train service is expected to significantly reduce the hardships faced by commuters”, he said.
The Apapa-Kajola route, according to the corporation’s Deputy Director of Public Affairs, Mahmud Yakub, is the first inter-state mass transit shuttle of the NRC.
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