Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has increased daily trips of its rail operation on Abuja-Kaduna route to six.
Gatekeepers News reports that NRC announced this through a statement released by its deputy director of public relations, Yakub Mahmood on Wednesday.
The corporation noted that the expansion is aimed at meeting growing demand for train services on the route.
The statement reads, “The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in reaffirming its commitment to responding to customer demands, improving customer satisfaction and tackling complaints of ticket racketeering has increased the number of train services from 4 services to 6 services from Friday to Monday when demand tends to peak on its AKTS Route.”
“According to the Ag. Managing Director of the Corporation, Mr. Ben Iloanusi, a trend analysis over a five month period revealed a significant increase of 22% in the number of new passengers registering on the ticket platform to use the Abuja-Kaduna Service, signifying a surge in the number of Nigerians turning to the use of train services as a comfortable, reliable and safe option of commuting.”
“NRC has observed similar trends on the Lagos-Ibadan, Warri-Itakpe and Port Harcourt-Aba routes and efforts are already ongoing to beef-up services along these routes as well.”
“The Ag. MD assured Nigerians of the increased presence of Senior Management of NRC across all the train service routes to drive continuous efficiency and tackle the issue of ticket racketeering head-on.”
NR urged customers to use its online ticket platforms to take advantage of the increased services and stop patronising ticket racketeers.
