Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the resumption of Lagos-Ogun Mass Transit Train Services (MTTS) from Monday, September 14.
This comes after five months of suspension to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jerry Oche, the District Manager, NRC, Lagos state, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday through Dr. Khadijah Aroyewun–Adekomaiya, the District Public Relations Officer.
He said;
NRC is set to resume its Mass Transit Train Services on Monday, September 14, 2020. The resumption is coming after a compulsory shutdown of train operations on March 23, 2020 due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Following the guidelines set by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) for the reopening of rail transportation within established parameters, the Nigerian Railway Corporation has made important changes to the delivery of services on its Mass Transit Trains.
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Oche stated;
Our MTTS would now cost N460 flat per trip and the trains would no longer stop at some stations.
Before now, fares between Iddo in Lagos and Ijoko/Kajola in Ogun was N230 per trip.
Trains originating from Ijoko will only stop at Ebute Metta Junction and Iddo stations, while return trains originating from Iddo would terminate at Ijoko only.
Prior to the new order, trains from Iddo used to stop at Ebute Metta, Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Sogunle, Agege, Iju, Agbado, Itoki, Opo Suuru, Ijoko and terminated at Kajola.
Oche expressed that;
It is to be noted that the MTT train would leave Ijoko by 6.30 am and Iddo by 17.30 pm. In strict adherence to NCDC’s guidelines for public engagement, no passengers would be allowed to board the train without a face mask and hand sanitiser.
On social distancing measures, NRC stated that seats marked ‘X’ are not to be seated on, while standing or hanging on the train will not be allowed.
The NRC boss noted;
This will not be tolerated. It is to be noted that defaulters of these laid down rules would be prosecuted.
