Tinubu’s Directive On Free Train Ride Continues Till January 4 – NRC
The Lagos District Manager, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mr. Augustine Arisa has disclosed that the corporation is fully complying with President Tinubu’s directive on the free train ride to commemorate the festive period.
Mr. Arisa disclosed this in an interview in Lagos on Saturday with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) saying the presidential initiative on free train services during the festive period has given relief to many travellers.
The manager, thereby, applauded the Federal Government for supporting the masses during the festive season.
He stated that the gesture would enable many Nigerians to celebrate with their loved ones without the burden of transportation costs.
According to the manager, the service loaded 6002 passengers daily on Mass Transit Train (MTT) from Lagos to Ijoko and 1,250 passengers on Standard Gauge.
And also carried 362 passengers for free daily on the Apapa to Kajola Standard Gauge train.
“All railway train services are free for passenger traffic from Iddo to Kajola, Iddo to Ijoko, Kajola to Apapa, Apapa to Kajola, Lagos to Ibadan, and Ibadan to Lagos, both morning and afternoon, with the presidential directive.
“We are fully complying with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive for free rides until January 4, 2024,” Arisa said.
Mr. Arisa added that two return trips occur on the Lagos-Ibadan and Apapa-Kajola free every day, while they run only a trip from Iddo-Ijoko and Ijoko to Iddo daily.
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