Tinubu govt introduces special train services for Christmas, New Year

Through the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), the Bola Tinubu-led government has announced plans to run special train services for the forthcoming Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.

According to the Federal Government’s directive through the Ministry of Transportation, the services would operate on scheduled passenger trains, as announced by Yakub Mahmood, NRC’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, via the company’s official X account on Thursday.

The special rail services will reduce travel congestion over the holidays, according to the NRC.

The company promised passengers that further information would be provided soon, even though precise dates and times for the services have not yet been disclosed.

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According to the statement, “the government’s gesture towards an enjoyable end-of-year celebration is this end-of-year special train service on scheduled passenger trains.”

In advance of the new year, the NRC wished passengers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The idea for this year builds on a similar initiative in 2023, when the federal government provided free train transportation over the holidays and lowered interstate fares by 50%.

These actions, which took effect from December 21, 2023, to January 7, 2024, were largely hailed as a prompt solution to Nigerians’ economic problems.

It is anticipated that the NRC’s special holiday services for 2024 would continue to be successful, offering Nigerians economical and effective travel options over the holiday season.