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Nigerian Government Increases Ticket Prices For Passengers Using Abuja-Kaduna Train Services

Nigerian Government Increases Ticket Prices For Passengers Using Abuja-Kaduna Train Services
December 6, 2022

At the resumption of service on Monday, passengers using the 24-seater coaches were charged N9,000, up from N7,000.

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, which sits over an inflation-ridden economy, has increased the ticket prices of the Abuja-Kaduna train services as the trains resumed operations nine months after a terrorists’ attack forced their suspension.

The resumption of service on the route came 251 days after the government announced its suspension following the attack on a passengers’ train in Kaduna State on March 28.

At the resumption of service on Monday, passengers using the 24-seater coaches were charged N9,000, up from N7,000.

Passengers using the 56-seater and 68-seater coaches now pay N6,500, up from N5,000. Passengers in the 88-seater coaches paid N3,600, up from N2,600 and N3,000, depending on the time of the trip.

Minors were charged N3,000, up from N1,500.

Despite the increase, a passenger, Abdullah told People’s Gazette that he preferred to use the train.

Gabriel Bala also commended the regime for heightened security at the train station.

“People would hardly forget the March terrorists attack, but with the presence of security operatives, I am sure business will resume fully,’’ he said.

Haruna Abdullahi, who operates a grocery at the station, noted that businesses around the premises were gradually picking up.

“Since commuters have started coming to the station, we will make sales. I am sure that full business would resume in no distant time, especially with end-of-year movements fast approaching,” he said.