The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) will begin offering free train services on all of its passenger services on Thursday, December 21.
This comes after Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu authorised a 50% price cut on interstate buses so that people could travel during the holidays for Christmas and New Year’s.
The NRC announced in a statement that it would start offering free train service for all of its passenger services on Thursday, December 21, 2023, and run through Thursday, January 4, 2024, inclusive.
The statement reads: “Passengers are advised to obtain their free tickets via the online e-ticketing platforms only. Tickets will not be issued at any of the corporation’s train stations. Please note that no commuter will be allowed to board the train without a ticket.
“We enjoin commuters to be orderly, obey security personnel and the laid down boarding instructions of the NRC and those of its officials while at the station and on board the trains. We wish all our esteemed customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in advance.”
