- INTRODUCTION:
Northern District, with the Headquarters in Zaria, is one of the seven Districts that constitute Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). It has a total route kilometrage of 712km, spanning from Kakau-Nguru (on the Western Line/Axis), Kankomi-Kaduna Junction (on the Eastern Line/axis) to Zaria-Kaura Namoda (on a branch line). Out of the 36 states and FCT of Nigeria, the District covers a total of six states namely: Kaduna, Kano Katsine, Jigawa, Yobe and Zamfara States.
The total staff strength of the District as at February, 2010 was 1,090 (Junior and Senior Staff).
- MAJOR FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT:
- This District, is one of the two districts (the other one being North
Central District/Kafanchan), that has the peculiar feature of
serving the two railway main lines (i.e Western & Eastern Lines of
Nigerian Railway System), with Kaduna Junction Station, under its
jurisdiction.
- It has a big Diesel/Electric Locomotive Workshop (in Zaria), where
major overhauls of locomotives can be undertaken. It has the
capacity to do this and meet i.e. needs of adjoining Districts (e.g.
North-Western and North-Eastern) in terms of locomotive
availability and function ability.
- It has a big carriage and wagon workshop (in Zaria), where
overhauls of rolling stock can effortlessly be undertaken.
- It has three (3No.) Running Shed (in Kaduna, Zaria and Kano
Station) where running repairs of trains are done.
- It has an industrial hospital, that is NHIS-accredited (i.e. National
Health Insurance Scheme) to meet the medical needs of railway
staffers, their family members and outsiders as well.
- RAIL TRAFFICS:
The District can rightly be said to be both "TRAFFICS GENERATOR and TRAFFIC RECEIVER" as attested to below:
PASSENGER AND PARCEL TRAFFICS:
It receives and originates passengers by running:
- Lagos-Kano-Lagos Express Passenger Train (Twice weekly)
- Port-Harcourt-Kano-Port-Harcourt Express Passenger Train (Twice weekly)
- Kano-Nguru-Kano-Inter-City Mass Transit Train (Twice weekly)
- Kuya-Kaduna-Kuya Inter-City Mass Transit Train (Daily)
- Kaduna-Wasa-Kaduna Intra-City Mass Transit Train (Thrice weekly)
- Kaduna Intra-City Mass Transit Train (Daily)
REMARKS:
Lagos-Kano and Port-Harcourt-Kano express Passenger Trains are now under suspension due to the on-going Track and Signals Rehabilitation of Nigerian Railway System.
Kuya-Kaduna MTT; Kaduna-Wasa MTT and Kaduna-Intra-City MTT are operating under a collaborative arrangement with Kaduna State Government.
3.2. FREIGHT TRAFFIC:
The District receives and originates freight Trains viz:-
3.2.1 FREIGHT TRAFFIC RECEIVED:
Includes: imported freights (in train loads), such as fertilizer, containerized good, Alums, Salt, Sugar, Cement, Building materials etc for distribution to hinterlands and neighbouring countries e.g. Chad Republic, Niger Republic.
3.2.2. FREIGHT TRAFFIC ORGINATED:
Include: mainly agricultural produce such as Grains (maize), Benas, Livestock (Cattle, Goats) and Petroleum products (LPFO, Bitumen, Petrol).
- PROFILE OF THE DISTRICT:
This District is headed by Railway District Manager Mr. OGUNSEGUN, OMOTOSHO OLUSOLA, a chartered transportant and Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics (FCILT) London. An M.Sc (Transport Studies) holder from the Olabisi Onabanjo University; Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria: Associate of Chartered Institute of Marketing (London) AMCIM; and a Chartered Member of Nigerian Institute of Management. (MNIM).
