Full Train Services  Resume Tuesday On The Aba/Port Harcourt Route – NRC

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Nigeria Railway Corporation,  NRC, on Monday September 8, 2025, informed that activities on the Aba/Port Harcourt route will recommence on Tuesday after a few days disruption.

The Source reports that the authorities of the NRC had on Friday September 5, announced a temporary halt on operations within the corridors of Aba/Port Harcourt, citing a routine maintenance as a major reason.

The maintenance, according to a statement issued then by the Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr Kayode Opeifa, was sequel to the sudden break in services by one of  its train as a result of the development of what he called an unusual fault.

“The attention of the NRC has been drawn to a video on social media showing passengers of the Port Harcourt/Aba Train Services trekking long distances ,and even crossing a stream in search of alternative means of transportation.

“This followed the breakdown of the train at Imo River on Wednesday September 3, at about 16:22hrs.

“Despite the best efforts of NRC’s engineers to revive the locomotive, the fault persisted.

“Consequently, an alternative engine, Loco 2306 ,was quickly deployed to rescue the stranded train”, Opeifa noted .

However, a statement from the Corporation’s spokesperson for the Eastern District Operations, Dr Onyedikachi Onovo, said that full train services on the route will start Tuesday, September 9, 2025.