Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line Generates N1m Daily, Amaechi Says

Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed the Federal Government now generates N1 million daily from the Abuja-Kaduna rail line.

Amaechi, who revealed that government was initially running at loss in maintaining the rail, said the new achievement was due to a surge in passengers’ patronage of the rail service.

The minister said this in an interview with journalists on Tuesday.

“We are spending N56 million per month, we are getting back only N16 million. Now there is an improvement; we now make N30 million, (that is) one million naira per day.

“The improvement started last month because of increase in passengers because of the kidnapping on the road,” Amaechi said.

The Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which was built to about 80 per cent completion by the Goodluck Jonathan administration, was commissioned by the President Muhammadu Buhari government on July 26, 2016.