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Railway stations in Nigeria. New train station Mobolaji Johnson. New train station in Abeokuta along the standard gauge railway line Lagos-Ibadan. Kafanchan junction station. Lagos Oshodi station. Makurdi station.
Services. Lagos station is the terminus of commuter and long distance trains, as for example the flagship express train to Kano, in north of Nigeria and 1,126 km far from Lagos. [ 2] A standard gauge high-speed line, connecting Lagos to Abuja, has been planned in early 2010s, as part of the development plan of the Nigerian railways.
Lagos. "Èkó ò ní bàjẹ́ o!" in Yoruba. / 6.455027; 3.384082. Lagos ( / ˈleɪɡɒs / LAY-goss; [ 10][ 11] also US: / ˈlɑːɡoʊs / LAH-gohss; [ 11][ 12] Template:Lang-edo ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimate of 21 million, it is the largest city in Nigeria, and the ...
The construction of railways in Nigeria started from Lagos Colony to Ibadan in March 1896, by the British government. [30] The Lagos Government Railway began operations in March 1901 and was extended to Minna in 1911, where it met the Baro–Kano Railway Station that was built by the government of Northern Nigeria between 1907 and 1911. [31]
42.5 km (26.4 mi) Track gauge. 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8. +. 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. System map. Abuja Rail Mass Transit (commonly known as Abuja Light Rail) is a regional rail transport system in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. It was the first rapid transit system in the country, West Africa, and the second such system in sub-saharan ...
Regional lines. Béni Mansour-Bejaïa line (1889) Bordj Bou Arreridj-M'Sila line (2010) Tabia-Akid Abbes line (1916) Akid Abbes-Ghazaouet line (1936) Es Sénia-Béni Saf line (1885; rebuilt 1985–2015) Thénia-Oued Aissi line (1888; rebuilt 2010) Ramdane Djamel-Jijel line (1990) Inactive since 26/12/1996: Mohammadia-Mostaganem line (1879 ...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation traces its history to the year 1898, when the first railroad in Nigeria was constructed by the British colonial government. On October 3, 1912, the Lagos Government Railway and the Baro-Kano Railway were amalgamated, [ 1 ] starting nationwide rail service under the name Government Department of Railways.
The historic Delhi-Panipat-Ambala-Kalka railway line dates back to 1889 while the Ludhiana-Saharanpur line was built in 1870. Situated 200 km (120 mi) north of Delhi, this town is well connected by the rail and road network. [citation needed] Ambala cantt railway station is main station of the city and is well connected with major cities of India.