FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INAUGURATES PORT HARCOURT-ABA RAIL LINE.

The Minister of Transportation SAID ALKALIyesterday inaugurated commercial train operations along the Port Harcourt-Aba rail line for public use.

ALKALI during the inauguration launched commercial services along the 62-kilometre Port-Harcourt-Aba corridor and indicated that the event was part of the Federal Government’s efforts to boost trade, improve mobility, and ensure connectivity between southern and northeastern Nigeria.

The Minister said the rehabilitation project was contracted to China Civil Engineering and Construction Company by the Federal Ministry of Transportation with an expected completion time of 36 months.

He said the commencement of operations of the rail line will boost economic activities between the South-South and South-East regions of the country, pending the completion of the other sections of the project.