…As NRC assures of security, improved service
By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The Abuja–Kaduna Prepare Service (AKTS) formally resumed operations on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, following weeks of intensive inspections, security checks, and employees coaching by the Nigerian Railway Company (NRC).
The Managing Director/Chief Govt Officer of NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, joined passengers and employees onboard the inaugural journey after the August mishap. His presence was to personally witness the resumption experience and assist rebuild public confidence within the service.
The primary prepare departed from Idu Station in Abuja, stopped at Kubwa to select up passengers, and efficiently arrived at Rigasa Station in Kaduna. A return journey was additionally scheduled the identical day, signaling the complete restoration of passenger prepare operations on the hall.
Talking with journalists after arrival at Rigasa, Opeifa expressed satisfaction and gave glory to God for the company’s restoration interval. He harassed the central function of a contemporary railway system in fostering nationwide unity and improvement, noting that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has invested closely in rail infrastructure throughout the nation.
The NRC boss reiterated his dedication to reworking the company by prioritizing the completion of ongoing tasks, optimizing present nationwide rail property, rehabilitating all serviceable rolling shares, increasing providers, enhancing buyer expertise, and modernizing operations alongside the AKTS hall.
He additional disclosed {that a} devoted Buyer Service Division has been established to promptly tackle passenger considerations and improve service supply.
On security, Opeifa reassured passengers and employees of the company’s unwavering dedication to safety and welfare. Along with the seen presence of police and army personnel alongside the hall and at stations, he famous that discreet however efficient safety measures had additionally been put in place.
Opeifa reaffirmed his willpower to place the NRC as a world-class, passenger-friendly service supplier able to driving socio-economic development by way of trendy, protected, and environment friendly rail transport programs nationwide.
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