Abuja-Kaduna train resumes operations after 8 months (PHOTOS)

After an eight-month suspension occasioned by deadly terrorist attack, the Abuja-Kaduna train service has finally resumed operations.

A few passengers accompanied by their loved ones turned up on Monday to board the train.

With their luggage, they moved towards the ticket hall to obtain their boarding passes for the first train scheduled to take off to Rigasa in Kaduna by 9:45 am.

Armed security personnel, including police and civil defence, were also on ground to provide protection.

It will be recalled the government suspended operations on the route after an attack on the train on March 28, leading to the death and abduction of several passengers.

The release of the passengers was in batches, with the last set freed in October.

Now that all abducted passengers have regained freedom, the federal government said the next line of action is the resumption of operations on the route.

The Federal Government initially said operations would resume last month. However, there was a delay in bringing the plans to realisation.

The FG, in its latest schedule, drew up another timeline for resumption.

Below are photos.