Warri-Itakpe train derails, service suspended

A train

The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation has announced the derailment of the Warri-Itakpe train, which immediately halted rail services along the corridor.

This occurred exactly four days after service resumed on the same route.

This was made known in a statement released by the NRC on Sunday.

The Warri-Itakpe train is currently the longest of the three modern trains (The two other modern trains are Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna), with over 3ookm. Punch