Draft:Rigasa Railway Station

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

Routes

edit

Rigasa Railway Station has a railway leading to the federal capital of Nigeria, Abuja.[5][6] In 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.[7][8]

See also

edit

References

edit
  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.
  3. ^ "Kidnapping: Kaduna Beefs Up Security At Rigasa Train Station". Channel Tv. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Buhari Arrives Kaduna's Rigasa Train Station". Channel Tv. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Ticket racketeering, a booming business at Rigasa, Idu railway stations". Pm newspaper. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ^ "NRC apologises to passengers over Kaduna-Abuja train breakdown". The cable newspaper. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Nigeria train resumes operations eight months after major attack". Aljazeera newspaper. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Train breaks down as passengers trek 1000 meters through bush to Kaduna". Daily post newspaper. Retrieved 27 November 2019.

Category:Railway stations in Nigeria