By Blessing wika, Abuja
In order to make it easy for people to access ticket easily, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said that it has commenced the e-ticketing for train services on the Abuja-Kaduna route.
The NRC Managing Director, Mr Fidet Okhiria, told journalists on Wednesday in Abuja that the process would be on test run for a week before its formal inauguration on 20 January.
He said, “We have commenced the e-ticketing for the Abuja -Kaduna train service today. We intend to test-run this process for about a week after which the formal inauguration will be done at the Ministry of Transportation on Jan. 20.
“The essence of this e-ticketing is to enable people to access tickets easily with fewer hurdles and especially during this period of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic”
According to Okhiria, the e-ticketing platform will guarantee orderliness in purchasing of tickets and address some major security challenges in the country.
The Managing Director said that the e-ticketing would also ensure that the database of all passengers boarding the train were captured in case of emergencies and for other purposes.
An e-ticket (short for electronic ticket) is stored in the airline/train’s reservation system and therefore eliminates the need for a printed ticket.
The passengers are expected to check in with a government-issued photo ID (e.g., driver’s license, passport) to receive their boarding pass.