Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, said the
Federal Government has started receiving a lot of business proposals
from private firms within and outside Nigeria to cooperate on the
operation of a speed Abuja-Lagos train project.
According to the Daily Times, Mr. Umar said when the project would be turned into reality, “the trains can move from Abuja to Lagos, and from Lagos to Abuja in a maximum of three hours”.
“We are intending to compete favourably with the other transportation system in carrying passengers from Abuja to Lagos.
“When fully actualised, a train will leave Abuja to Lagos and Lagos to Abuja, every hour. The feasibility studies had been completed, it is not a question of story. The trains will start running within the next three years, say by 2018,” he said.
He also disclosed that the Abuja-Kaduna fast-train project would commence full operation next month.
According to the Daily Times, Mr. Umar said when the project would be turned into reality, “the trains can move from Abuja to Lagos, and from Lagos to Abuja in a maximum of three hours”.
“We are intending to compete favourably with the other transportation system in carrying passengers from Abuja to Lagos.
“When fully actualised, a train will leave Abuja to Lagos and Lagos to Abuja, every hour. The feasibility studies had been completed, it is not a question of story. The trains will start running within the next three years, say by 2018,” he said.
He also disclosed that the Abuja-Kaduna fast-train project would commence full operation next month.
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