Rigasa Railway Station

Rigasa Railway Station is a Railway Station located in Rigasa, Kaduna, Nigeria. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The railway station was commissioned by the former president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari. ^{[4] [5]}

Routes

Rigasa Railway Station has a railway leading to the federal capital of Nigeria, Abuja. ^{[6] [7] [8]} On 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

• Rail transport in Nigeria
• Railway stations in Nigeria
• Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway

References

1. "How Train Station Changed Our Lives – Rigasa Traders". Daily trust newspaper. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
2. "Train Services Continue Uninterrupted Despite Derailment On Abuja-Kaduna Route — NRC". Leadership newspaper. 26 May 2024.
3. "Kidnapping: Kaduna Beefs Up Security At Rigasa Train Station". Channels TV . Retrieved 3 February 2020.
4. "Buhari Arrives Kaduna's Rigasa Train Station". Channel Tv. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
5. "Kaduna-Abuja train derailment: Train services continues, NRC declares". Vanguard newspaper. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
6. "Ticket racketeering, a booming business at Rigasa, Idu railway stations". Pm newspaper. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
7. "NRC apologises to passengers over Kaduna-Abuja train breakdown". The cable newspaper. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
8. "Kaduna passengers stranded as rail workers commence warning strike". Daily post newspaper. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
9. "Nigeria train resumes operations eight months after major attack". Aljazeera newspaper. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
10. "Train breaks down as passengers trek 1000 meters through bush to Kaduna". Daily post newspaper. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
11. "Turkish defense firm to provide Nigeria with road securing system". Daily Sabah . 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

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