Category: Railway

The South West Development Commission (SWDC) has secured a provisional rail operating and track access licence from the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), paving the way for passenger and freight rail services across existing rail corridors in the South West. The development marks a significant step toward improving regional connectivity and deepening economic integration across the…

The Turkish State Railways (TCDD) has announced plans to auction unclaimed items recovered from trains after the expiration of the legally required storage period. The items were retrieved from high-speed trains (YHT), mainline and regional services, as well as urban rail systems including Marmaray, Baskentray and the Sirkeci–Kazlicesme line during routine inspections conducted by onboard…

Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, at the weekend, announced plans to commence construction of a 135-kilometre rail line traversing key parts of Enugu State in the next couple of months The governor said the proposed rail line, for which feasibility studies had been concluded, would run from Ugwuoba through Udi, Ninth Mile, Enugu and Nsukka…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has condemned in strong terms the increasing attacks on its train operations along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor by suspected vandals and criminal elements. The Chief Public Relations Officer, NRC, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, said this in a statement released on Sunday in Lagos. Unyimadu said the latest incident occurred around Kilometre 177…

The Federal Government has said the Kano–Jigawa–Katsina–Maradi railway project has reached about 60 per cent completion, with delivery scheduled for December 2027. Resident Engineer of the Federal Ministry of Transportation for Section Two of the project, Engr. Ali Bukar, disclosed this during an inspection visit by the Presidential Media Team in Jigawa State. The team,…