—- She catches the service at 7.04am and returns promptly at 5.08pm daily —- Trains stop at the remote station based on the schoolgirl’s class timetable —- Kami-Shirataki station in Hokkaido, Japan, will close for good on March 26 A train company has been stopping at a remote station for the past three years to pick up just one passenger.
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NEW 8,400 MILE ROUTE WILL LINK LONDON TO TOKYO VIA TRAIN
Passengers might soon be able to travel from London to Tokyo on the Trans-Siberian railway via an 8,400 mile route, in an ambitious proposal by the Russian government.
Continue reading »BULLION VAN ROBBERY ATTACK: N25M SNATCHED, POLICEMAN BADLY INJURED
A police officer sustained grave injuries on Wednesday after a gang of robbers waylaid a bank’s billion van between Otulu and Ubulu-Okiti, along Asaba/Benin expressway, Delta State, and made away with N25 million.
Continue reading »24 YEARS OLD DRIVER ARRAIGNED IN COURT FOR CRUSHING 14 YEARS OLD BOY TO DEATH
A 24-year old driver, identified as Ishola Wasiu was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Osogbo for allegedly crushing to death a 14year boy to death, while driving a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).
Continue reading »SHIPPERS COUNCIL, NPA TO INTRODUCE MODERN TRUCKING SYSTEM
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has said that it has perfected plans to introduce the modern trucking system in the nation’s maritime industry in partnership with Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).
Continue reading »TRICYCLE DRIVER IN COURT FOR BEATING UP POLICE OFFICER
A tricycle driver, Agboola Seun, 39, on Wednesday was brought before an Ikeja Magistrate’s’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting a police officer.
Continue reading »MAKURDI FLOOD: FRSC WARNS MOTORISTS ON LOKOJA/ABUJA ROAD
The Federal Road Safety Corps has issued a warning to motorists plying the Lokoja/Abuja Road over the rising flood in Makurdi, Benue State.
Continue reading »22 DIE, 152 INJURED IN OGUN ROAD CRASHES DURING SALLAH HOLIDAYS — TRACE
At least 22 people died while 152 others sustained injuries in 74 road crashes in Ogun State during the last Sallah holidays, the state road safety authority has said.
Continue reading »CUSTOMS STOP CROSS-EXAMINATION OF CLEARED CARGOES AT PORT GATES
The Nigeria Customs Service has directed that any consignment duly released at the terminals should no longer be subjected to Customs cross examination at the exit gate.
Continue reading »FASHOLA INSPECTS WHARF ROAD, APAPA, OTHER SELECTED ROADS IN LAGOS
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing was in Lagos at the weekend to inspect a section of the ongoing rehabilitation work on the failed sections of Apapa-Iganmu Road in Lagos.
Continue reading »LAGOS FLAGS OFF RECONSTRUCTION OF 10-LANE OSHODI-INT’L AIRPORT ROAD
…As Govt Appeals For Cooperation Of Residents, Motorists The Lagos State Government on Monday flagged off the reconstruction of the Oshodi-International Airport Road, with a pledge to complete the project within the next fifteen months.
Continue reading »NNPC SAYS SUSTAINED SUPPLY OF PETROL, GAS, CRASHES PRODUCTS’ PRICES NATIONWIDE
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Sunday, said its sustained, strategic intervention in the supply and distribution of petroleum products, has led to significant price fall of products nationwide.
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