Covid-19: NRC stops train operations nationwide

The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has stopped all train operations due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

This directive which is supposed to take effect from Monday, 23, 2020 involves all the train services including Abuja-Kaduna line.

The  NRC Deputy Director, Public Relations, Yakub Mahmood, noted that “All services including the Abuja-Kaduna rail line will be suspended come Monday”.

According to a statement by Mahmood on Saturday, “The Board and Management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation NRC have decided to stop all passenger trains’ operations as from Monday, 23, March 2020.

“This is in view of the report of the already known Corona Virus (COVID-19) outbreak.

“Further information on passenger train services will be made available in due cause to our esteemed passengers”, he said.

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