Eid-el-Kabir: Osun state offers free train rides from Lagos
Osun State Government has approved free train rides for its citizens living in Lagos to celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
A statement released on Tuesday...
FG acquires two coaches for Lagos- Ibadan railway
The Federal Government has acquired two coaches for the Lagos – Ibadan standard gauge railway.
The Chairman, Nigerian Railway Corporation, Mallam Ibrahim Al- Hassan, who...
Railway Before and Under Amaechi
By Gift Okpara
A cardinal objective of the Ministry of Transportation is to provide a safe, affordable and efficient transport system and also manage and...
Ameachi inaugurates NRC Board
The Honorable Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibike Ameachi has charged the newly inaugurated Board Members of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) not to...
Botswana Railways launches freight train tender
BOTSWANA Railways (BR) has issued a call for tender for the purchase or lease of coal wagons and locomotives. Closing date for bids is...
East Japan Railway tests driverless operation
East Japan Railway is testing automatic train operation on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo, with a view to assessing the feasibility of converting routes...
2019 International Level Crossing Awareness Day holds June 6
The 11th edition of the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) holds June 6, 2019, and is also scheduled to be marked in Nigeria.
The...
NRC confirms one dead as train derails in Agege
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has confirmed that one person died at an early hour train derailment on Thursday at Ashade railway crossing Agege, Lagos.
The...
How we are involved in Nigeria Railway Project-Metrorail Limited
John Cashin is the Chief Executive Officer of Metrorail Limited. He recently replied to some questions from Frank Kintum on the railway sector
What is...
Ensuring Railway Transport Safety
Once more, the issue of transport safety, especially rail transport mode safety has rear its head again, with the recent incidents on railway tracks...
