Friends of the Rail Forum

An explosion damaged coaches on a Nigerian passenger train and part of the railway track beneath, prompting the national rail company to suspend services between the capital and a major northern city...

Nigerian railway authorities on Thursday halted train operations on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor following a blast on the rail track along the route. The blast ruptured the track when a train was in motion on Wednesday, Fidet Okhiria, head of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), said in a statement. “Until the team that is investigating the matter comes with its report, we cannot confirm whether it is a bomb or not. But there was a blast,” Okhiria said. No passengers or train crew members have been reported injured in the incident...

An explosion that damaged the rail track and part of a train on the Kaduna-Abuja route last week Wednesday has given rise to questions on the safety of rail transportation in Nigeria especially with the growing audacity of criminals...

The federal government has hinted that it is set to install the digital security network to enable it know when there is an impact on the rail tracks following the recent explosion on the Abuja-Kaduna corridor...

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), workers have condemned the October 20, 2021 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train, describing it as an act of terrorism. The workers, under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NURW) and Senior Staff Association, NRC branch, expressed their concerns at a recent joint news conference, held in Lagos...