The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that 10 new coaches would be arriving Nigeria for the Lagos-Ibadan rail lines in about six weeks.
At the same time, 10 coaches will also be delivering for the Kaduna-Abuja rail line.
The minister stated this at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Sunday on his arrival from China.
A statement from the minsitry, reads:
They’re all ready. It will take six weeks to get to Nigeria and maybe one week to clear them,” the minister said.
“For the Lagos trains, it will be easy; it will take a day or two to get it to the track. But for the trains coming to Abuja, it will take one week or two to get it here.
“To my surprise, the coaches we released two or three weeks ago to go to Kaduna arrived just within two days. So, we hope that when these trains arrive Lagos seaport, we should be able to get them fast,” he said.
The delivery, he said, will be a temporary measure as more trains are still being built for Nigeria. He said the Lagos-Ibadan rail line will be completed once the trains are delivered.
The Abuja-Kaduna road has become one of the most dangerous roads in Nigeria. This has made passengers to turn to the railway as a safer means of transportation.
