It was an adventurous weekend for me. Not that huge but atleast something I can add to my 2022 impromptu checked list. The Nigeria Railway Commission, after a long renovation of its facilities, can be said to have the first double track standard guage rail in West Africa. This means the trains can travel both direction at will. All coaches having full air-condition and screens for entertainment.
I have been longing to use the train ever since i was a child. But the terrible facility the commission had back then was a red flag. After full renovation, I was enticed to try it out on a trip to lagos today. It was an awesome experience and I will recommend it for your comfort and time efficiency.
So, firstly I had to make enquiries before weekend to know the time of departure and the closeness of each terminals to my destination. There are some locations that are not cost efficient and time effective if you use the train. So, my destination was Ago Palace and there was a close-by terminal there at Ebute Meta.
It is important to wear a face mask, and have an identification card – passport, national ID, work ID, or voters’ card – it is also compulsory to buy a ticket at the counter.
I arrived the train station by 7:15am, I proceeded to buy the ticket, which cost #2600 for Business class. I moved in to the waiting lounge where we waited for the train to arrive for onboarding. It was a full blasting Huge Air-conditioning machine. Everyone was freezing literally. The train set out by 8:30am.
No exaggerations, the journey was smooth and "gallop-less". I am this kind of person that would need to seat somewhere I can stretch my legs, and I would say the seats were quite spacious and comfortable and had a place to charge just by the side.
One thing i didn't like about everything was the convenience room. No running water.
I alighted at the Ebute Meta Terminal exactly 10:15am and had to find my way to where I was going. It was annoying to eventually enter this terrible transport buses again.
Summarily, it will go a long way to ease internal commuting if government could consider trying to build intra city train stations.
How's your weekend going so far?
#OWANBE
All other pictures in this posts were taken by me.