NRC targets passenger boost on Port Harcourt-Aba corridor

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has disclosed plans to increase its passenger volume on the Port Harcourt-Aba corridor during the Yuletide.

Mr. Onyedikachi Onovo, the South-East Zonal Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Thursday.

Onovo said that the corporation was already refurbishing additional vehicles to achieve the plan.

He stated that the move was aimed at reducing the current overcrowding of vehicles by passengers.
“Already, two vehicles and a baggage van have arrived in Aba and are currently undergoing rehabilitation.

“The vehicles will be attached to trains as soon as rehabilitations are completed. Our intention is to beat the usual Christmas rush.

“Currently, the Port Harcourt-Aba train takes between 500 and 900 passengers per trip.

“With these additional vehicles, we will be able to convey about 1,000 passengers per trip. We are targeting no fewer than 2,000 passengers daily,” he said.

Onovo further stated that, following assurances by the transport ministry, the Aba-Umuahia track would soon be completed.