The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has expressed concern over the vandalism and theft of railway tracks connecting the Inland ports in the country. The council’s Executive Secretary, Pius Akutah, raised the concern on Tuesday while inspecting the Funtua Inland Dry Port, Katsina State ahead of its inauguration. According to him, the […]
Month: January 2024
The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has charged the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), to immediately get back to work and complete the Aba- Port Harcourt section of the Eastern Railway (Port Harcourt to Maiduguri Line), or risk a protest against what it termed a shoddy job. […]
By Elaine Clark Rail Forum is delighted to launch a suite of rail themed lessons aimed at Key Stage 3 students. Developed to reach students all across the UK, iRail aims to raise awareness of the vast array of careers available and inspire the next generation of rail professionals. The […]
From 2023 to date, the Madrid-Casablanca rail link-up project is ongoing with studies and renewed committment by leaders of Spain and Morroco. The prospect of a rail.link between both nations and by extension, Africa and Europ3 is significant. The European Union should actually be interested in this project under its […]
By Tariq Ibn Ziyad Tariq ibn Ziyad, having landed in Spain and sent the Umayyad navy back to Tangier, told his troops: “Where will you flee? Behind you is the sea and before you, the enemy.” They had no option but to go forth and conquer the Iberian Peninsula. Such […]
A railway policy professional, Mr Olawale Rasheed has made a passionate appeal to President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council to implement urgent reform of the Nigerian Railway Corporation to solve national transport challenges and jumpstart the nation’s economy. In series of tweets on Friday evening, Mr Rasheed who […]
The African Development Bank Group has granted approval for financing structures worth $696.41 million for Burundi and Tanzania, marking the commencement of Phase II of the Joint Tanzania-Burundi-DR Congo Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project. The funding provided by the Bank Group will support the construction of 651 kilometers of the […]
Export credit agencies from the UK, Italy, Poland, and Austria have joined Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to secure €1.247bn to build a high-speed railway in Turkey. Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure wants to build a fast, 140km electrified line between Yerköy and Kayseri. It’s expected to support economic […]
Four people have been reportedly killed and many others injured after two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Indonesia on Friday. The crash between an intra-city train carrying 287 passengers and a local line with 191 onboard took place at 6:03 am local time, 1103 GMT, near Cicalengka. An […]
The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Fidet Okhiria, has said that the corporation will begin the Port-Harcourt-Aba, Lagos to Kano train services for both passengers and freight in the first quarter of 2024. Mr Okhiria made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in […]