NRC launches Apapa-Kajola express train service

In a bid to alleviate the impact of petroleum subsidy removal on Nigerians, the Nigerian Railway Corporation announced the launch of a mass transit express passenger train, code-named Apapa Express, along the standard gauge railway line.

In a release on Thursday, the NRC explained that the reason for the initiative was to provide relief to commuters travelling between Apapa in Lagos and Kajola in Ogun State.
Announcing the launch of rail service in Lagos, the Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, who was represented by the Director of Operations, Mr Akin Osinowo, said Apapa Express train would have stopping stations at Mobolaji Johnson, Agege, Agbado, and its final destination in Kajola.

“The introduction of this train service is expected to significantly reduce the hardships faced by commuters.