Amaechi says Warri-Itakpe Railway ready for passenger, commercial and freight services

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has declared that the Warri-Itakpe Standard Gauge line is ready for passenger, commercial and freight services.

Amaechi disclosed on Thursday this while supervising the nearly completed standard gauge rail project across three states involved; Delta, Edo and Kogi states.

The train corridors involve Itakpe in Kogi, Aghenebode in Edo and Agbhor in Delta with 12 railway stations along the corridors.

Speaking on the level of work done, Amaechi noted that the Itakpe to Abuja axis would cost the government $3 billion.

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“The train is now available for commercial activities and we believe the passengers and companies on iron ore will patronise the services.

“We have 12 stations from Itakpe to Warri where work is ongoing but mostly all of them are nearly completed for easy access to the train services in the 316 km journey.

“The Itakpe-Abuja corridor will cost the Federal Government three billion dollars with Seaport in Warri.

“The government has said it has the plan to connect the whole country by train, so we are doing it gradually; very soon all the states will be connected,” the minister said.

Other railway stations include, Ujevwu, Agbhor, Itakpe, Eganyi, Adogo, Ajaokuta, Itogbo Aghenebode, Ehkehen, Igbanke Abraka, and Okpara.

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