Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, will on Friday, April 16, flag off freight and haulage services on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line.
This will mark the opening of the rail line for goods and cargo movement.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Amaechi said: “This Friday, we’ll officially flag off freight services and haulage activities on the Warri-Itakpe rail line.”
The transportation ministry also retweeted from a user @Nk_Kiki announcing the flag off ceremony.
The Itakpe-Warri railway line which links Warri in Delta state to Ajaokuta in Kogi state was i on September 29, 2020.
The rail service has 12 stations with two located between Itakpe, Ajaokuta and Warri. They include Itakpe; Eganiy; Adobe; Itogbo; Agenebode; Uromi; Egehen; Igbanke; Agbor; Abraka; Okpara and Ujewu.
The station buildings were constructed by Julius Berger and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC).
TheCable had reported that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) , an equivalent of 32 trailers on the road, through the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line.
(The cable)
