The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced a special Eid-Al-Kabir operation, which includes an extra trip to its Lagos- Ibadan Train Service (LITS) for Thursday 5th June 2025.

In a statement, the NRC said it decided in response to the increased passenger demand during the festive period.

See the new update:

For the Lagos to Ibadan: 8:00AM
1:55 PM (Additional Trip) 4:00PM
Ibadan-Lagos
8:00AM 11:03AM (Additional Trip) 4:46 PM (Note: The 4:00pm train will now depart at 4:46pm)

Additionally, in the spirit of Eid-al-Kabir and to ensure smooth travel for Muslim faithful and other passengers on the Warri-Itakpe corridor, the NRC said it will operate a Special Train Service on Thursday, 5 June 2025, which would ordinarily be a non-operational day reserved for maintenance.

Consequently, routine maintenance activities originally scheduled for Thursday have been rescheduled to Sunday, June 8, 2025.
The normal Abuja-Kaduna (AKTS) will run as scheduled with additional coaches attached to it.

The Managing Director of NRC Kayode Opeifa, Ph.D. and his management team wishe dall passengers a pleasant and safe journey during the celebrations and assured the public of their continued commitment to providing safe, efficient and customer-focused railway services.

ASA