Sale of ticket by proxy limited to minors, specified number of passengers – NRC says ahead of resumption of Abuja-Kaduna rail operations Monday
December 3, 2022 Ahead of the resumption of Abuja-Kaduna train services on Monday, the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) says the purchase of tickets by proxy will only be limited to minors and a specified number of adult passengers. In a statement on Saturday by the Managing Director of the NRC, Fidet Okhiria, the NRC noted that as part of the new security measures, it is also now mandatory for passengers to present their National Identity Number and valid Boarding Ticket before they can be allowed to board. “Online and mobile app ticketing will be available from 8:00 in the morning on Sunday, December the 4th, 2022 while the ticket offices at the train stations will open from 6:30 in the morning on Monday, December the 5th”. The NRC added that the first train will depart Rigasa train station in Kaduna state to Abuja by 8:00 in the morning while from Abuja, the first train will depart Idu train station to Kaduna state by 9:45 in the morning.