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NRC generates N1.07bn from train passengers in Q4 2023

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) generated N1.07 billion as revenue from passengers in Q4 of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.

The NBS disclosed this in its Rail Transportation Data for Q4 2023 released on Monday, April 1, 2024.

The NBS stated that the figure decreased by 7.51 per cent compared with the N1.15 billion generated in Q4 of 2022.

It noted that N423.22 million was collected in Q4 2023 as revenue from goods/cargos, this increased by 169.16 per cent from N157.23 million received in Q4 2022.

“Also, other receipts grew by 3.02 per cent from the N382.17 million recorded in Q4 2022 to N393.72 million recorded in Q4 2023,” it added.

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The NBS said the number of rail transport passengers in Q4 2023 stood at 672,198.

“This is lower than the 1,337,108 recorded in Q4 2022, representing a growth rate of -49.73 per cent,” the bureau disclosed.

It said on an annual basis, the number of rail transport passengers decreased by 32.08 per cent, from 3,212,948 recorded in 2022 to 2,182,388 recorded in 2023.

The NBS said the revenue received from passengers declined by 2.64 per cent in 2023 from the N4,546,342,050 recorded in 2022 to N4,426,495,760 in 2023.

“However, the volume of cargo and revenue from cargo in 2023 increased by 102.04 per cent and 144.32 per cent respectively, compared with 2022,” it said.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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