FG increases Abuja-Kaduna railway fare

- The federal government has increased the fare for railway transportation between Abuja and Kaduna

- The hike, a 25% increase, was announced by Nigerian Railway Corporation on Monday, February 6

- The new price will also take effect from the same day of its announcement

The federal government made a 25% increase of the railway fares between Abuja and Kaduna

The federal government has increased the fare for railway transportation between Abuja and Kaduna, the News agency of Nigeria reports.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Monday, February 6, announced the new fares from Kaduna to Abuja.

The corporation said the 25% price hike will take effect from Monday.

At the Idu railway station in Abuja, operatives were seen handing the list containing the new price of transportation to passengers.

The unsigned list handed over the passengers at the station contained amounts for tickets from Rigasa station, Kaduna state to Idu in Abuja.

On the new list which was written in English, Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba, the economy passengers are expected to pay N1,050, a 25% increase from N600 charged before while the VIP passengers will now pay N1,500 against N900.

The corporation said the increase was ‘slight’ and done to enable NRC enhance service to passengers.

However, one of the passengers at the Rigasa station Mukhtar Bello said the hike was a surprise.

Bello also said he hoped the trend will not continue.

He said: “Passengers are heavily patronizing this service because it is cheap and affordable. With this increase, there is no much difference with what one pays to board taxis and buses to Abuja, I hope this would not draw away passengers from here.”

However, the NRC spokesperson for the Northern District Grace Adegbite said she cannot speak on the new price list.

Adgbite said her reason was because she had just resumed from leave and will need time to be briefed on the matter.