OPERATIONAL TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF KANO-NGURU RAILWAY TRANSPORT SERVICE, NIGERIA

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2015-06
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DAHIRU, Suleiman
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The study examines the operational traffic characteristics of Kano-Nguru rail transport service in northern part of Nigeria. The Kano-Nguru train service remained operational even when train operation along the major railway corridors were short down due to industrial crisis faced by the Nigerian Railway Corporation between 2005-2010. Data used were derived from both primary and secondary sources. The primary data focused on the train passengers and railway staff in the study area in order to capture their view on the train operations. Passengers were systematically selected and a sample size of 172 was used and this represented the total number of questionnaires that were administered for the study. The study adopted the use of descriptive method of data analysis. The findings of this study reveals that 68.6% of the train passengers were traders, while 89% of the passengers opined that the train transport fare was relatively cheap. The study further indicates that majority of the passengers agreed that the train was always punctual at departure. The findings shows that year 2007 recorded the highest frequency of trips representing 18.5% of the total trips between 2007-2013 while 2010 recorded the list frequency of trips representing 10.3% of the total trips between 2007-2013. The findings also indicates that between 2007-2013 the total quantity of freight transported is 4086 metric tons. Similarly, the haulage of cows for the period under investigation was 4,644 cows, while 26,496 passengers were transported. Generally, there is need to upgrade the existing facilities at the railway terminals and inside the train so as to attract more passengers and increase revenue to the Nigerian government.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FACULTY OF SCIENCE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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OPERATIONAL TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS,, KANO-NGURU RAILWAY TRANSPORT SERVICE,, NIGERIA
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