Rigasa Railway Station
Rigasa Railway Station is a Railway Station located in Rigasa, Kaduna.[1][2][3] The railway station was commissioned by the former president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari.[4][5]
Routes
[edit]Rigasa Railway Station has a railway leading to the federal capital of Nigeria, Abuja.[6][7][8] In March 28, 2022, the train while departing from Rigasa Railway Station to Abuja was attacked by terrorists, kidnapping the hostages which caused a temporary closure.[9][10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "How Train Station Changed Our Lives – Rigasa Traders". Daily trust newspaper. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Train Services Continue Uninterrupted Despite Derailment On Abuja-Kaduna Route — NRC". Leadership newspaper. 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Kidnapping: Kaduna Beefs Up Security At Rigasa Train Station". Channels TV. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Buhari Arrives Kaduna's Rigasa Train Station". Channel Tv. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Kaduna-Abuja train derailment: Train services continues, NRC declares". Vanguard newspaper. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Ticket racketeering, a booming business at Rigasa, Idu railway stations". Pm newspaper. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "NRC apologises to passengers over Kaduna-Abuja train breakdown". The cable newspaper. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Kaduna passengers stranded as rail workers commence warning strike". Daily post newspaper. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria train resumes operations eight months after major attack". Aljazeera newspaper. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Train breaks down as passengers trek 1000 meters through bush to Kaduna". Daily post newspaper. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Turkish defense firm to provide Nigeria with road securing system". Daily Sabah. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.