Opeifa partners with APM terminal to reinstate Lagos Ibadan Cargo Train services

• The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and APM Terminals have relaunched the Lagos-Ibadan cargo train service. 
• Each trip will carry 35 wagons of either 35 by 40ft containers, 70 by 20ft containers, or a combination of both sizes, with a capacity of 35 units of 40ft or 70 units of 20ft containers.

In a joint effort to decongest Lagos roads, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and APM Terminals have relaunched the Lagos-Ibadan cargo train service.

Eko Hot Blog gathered that the first train, carrying 35 containers, departed from the Lagos Port container terminal on Monday, bound for Moniya in Ibadan, Oyo State.

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NRC Managing Director/CEO Dr. Kayode Opeifa announced that the cargo train will operate three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday.

Each trip will carry 35 wagons of either 35 by 40ft containers, 70 by 20ft containers, or a combination of both sizes, with a capacity of 35 units of 40ft or 70 units of 20ft containers.

Opeifa said: “Though, NRC and APM Terminals have a long history of doing business of container traffic to places in the hinterland of Nigeria such as; Kaduna, Kano, but it is mainly on the narrow gauge lines.

“However, container traffic movement by rail on the standard gauge in and out of APM Terminals to Moniya freight yard in Ibadan commenced on September 2023 with the likes of Bueno Logistics and Transco Africa Logistics blazing the trail among other customers using the single “transitional line” in APMT.

“Two additional lines are at an advanced stage of completion in APMT which will bring the total lines within the APMT standard gauge corridor to three lines.

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“While this milestone event marks the commencement of container traffic expansion on the standard gauge rail Line from APMT Terminal to Moniya Ibadan Freight yard, this will facilitate the import and export of commodities with adequate convenience and hitch-free vehicle movement

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