Passengers on the Abuja–Kaduna train service were left stranded on Thursday after the train developed a mechanical fault barely an hour into its trip from Kaduna.
Naijaonpoint reports that the train, which departed from Rigasa station shortly after 2 pm, was forced to halt its journey midway before reversing back to Kaduna for repairs.
One of the passengers, who spoke to Leadership on condition of anonymity, said the crew could not immediately explain what went wrong.
“We didn’t understand what happened. The train suddenly started reversing back to Kaduna after stopping for a while,” the passenger said.
A staff member of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) in Kaduna, who also spoke anonymously, confirmed that the train ran into technical issues on the track.
“The train left for the 2pm schedule but encountered problems on the road and had to return to Kaduna for repairs,” the staff member stated.
Dozens of Abuja-bound passengers remained stranded at the Kaduna train station, hoping the fault would be fixed quickly. However, some frustrated travellers reportedly abandoned the wait and returned home.
Naijaonpoint reports that this incident comes four days after the Kogi State Police Command rescued passengers stranded for several hours after a Warri–Itakpe train derailed in the Adogo community of Ajaokuta Local Government Area.
Confirming the incident on Sunday in Lokoja, the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP William Ovye-Aya, said all passengers were safely evacuated to the Ajaokuta train station and later assisted to continue to their destinations.
He stressed that there were no casualties, adding that officers acted immediately after receiving a distress call about the derailment.
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