The Abuja-Kaduna train operation on Monday resumed operation after 251 days of suspension.
The service was suspended on 28 March after an attack on the rail tracks by bandits.
The Management of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), over the weekend, announced that the train service would resume on Monday.
In confirmation of the hike in the ticket fare, the Abuja-Kaduna train service from Idu to Rigasa has been pegged at N9,000 for 24-seater coaches, N6,500 for 56 and 68-seater coaches and N3,600 for 88-seater coaches while minors are expected to pay N3,000.
Before the attack, the Abuja-Kaduna train from Idu to Rigasa was pegged at N7,000 for 24-seater coaches, N5,000 for 56 and 68-seater coaches and between N2,600 to N3,000 for 88-seater coaches depending on the time of the trip while minors paid N1,500.
The Nation correspondent purchased a ticket and proceeded to the entrance of the station where she was scanned and proceeded to the platform to board the train.
The majority of the coaches were empty and the few with passengers had few passengers.
The Nation
