Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, on Tuesday, said that appropriate technology would be installed before resuming train operations on Abuja-Kaduna route. Sambo said during a familiarisation visit to the Idu and Kubwa train stations in Abuja that there was a need to guarantee necessary measures were taken to avoid a […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced a shift in the date of the resumption of the Abuja-Kaduna train service. NRC had earlier announced resumption of service, a move that was protested by the families of victims who were kidnapped during the terror attack in March. In a statement issued on […]
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation, has directed that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service should resume on May 23. The spokesman for the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Yakub Mahmood, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a Kaduna-bound […]
Deutsche Bahn and Siemens Mobility have just presented the new Mireo Plus H, consisting of a hydrogen-powered train and a mobile hydrogen storage trailer for fast refueling. The train and its new infrastructure, which are part of the German H2goesRail project, aim to replace diesel trains in commuter and regional […]
At the 31st General Meeting of Stadler Rail AG, the shareholders today approved the dividend proposal of CHF 0.90 and all other proposals of the Board of Directors. The shareholders confirmed the position of Peter Spuhler as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the appointment of all the other […]
A sergeant of the Nigerian Army, Sirajo Suleiman, has been arrested alongside 13 other suspects in connection with the vandalisation of railways in different parts of the country. Suleiman works with the Nigerian Army Central Ammunition Department. Upon their arrest by the Railway Police Command, three trucks loaded with railway […]
The UIC has chosen the Kingdom of Morocco to host the UIC World Congress on High-Speed Rail in 2023, reflecting its position in the high-speed rail domain in Africa and the Middle East. The 11th edition of the Congress, to be held from 7 to 10 March 2023 at the […]
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Transportation in collaboration with National Chamber Policy Centre and her partner, African Railway Consulting Limited, is to host a global railway conference between August 11th and 12th, 2022 at the Abuja Trade and Convention Centre. The conference (RailAfta) which has as theme: ” Powering African […]
An explosive device damaged a railway bridge Sunday in the Kursk region of Russia, which borders Ukraine, and a criminal investigation has been started. The region’s government reported the blast in a post on Telegram. Recent weeks have seen a number of fires and explosions in Russian regions near the […]
Japanese railway company, Tokyu, says it now uses only renewable energy to power its train operations. That means Tokyu’s huge network of train lines in and around Tokyo do not produce any carbon dioxide emissions. The change took place April 1. Tokyu employs 3,855 people and connects Tokyo with the […]