Freight service: NRC cargo train arrives Lagos from Kano

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has taken delivery of another round of 17 locomotive driven containers from Kano to Lagos within the country.

NRC Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this in a statement signed on Wednesday in Abuja.

He said that the delivery was in continuation and consolidation of freight services inaugurated by the ministry of transportation in June, 2024.

“The cargo train which arrived at Lagos at about noon on July 15 departed the Dala inland dry port Kano on July 5, a journey that was made only during the daytime.

“The Nigerian government believes the cargo haulage system will ease movement of goods from the ports to the hinterlands.

“While reducing not only the numbers of articulated vehicles on the Nigerian roads, but averting possible mishaps,” he said.