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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 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]
Although projects have begun to rehabilitate the Cape gauge railways, economic growth in Nigeria has made a standard gauge line desirable. [1] In 2006, the Nigerian government awarded a $8.3 billion contract to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation to construct a standard gauge railway from Lagos to Kano. Due to an inability to ...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Rail service in Nigeria’s capital city resumed on Monday, eight months after assailants attacked a train with The post Train service in Nigeria capital resumes after ...
In April 2017, the project plans were approved and announced by the Federal Government, however, by September Of the same year, the Exim Bank of China communicated its inability to fund the Lagos-Calabar rail project. [2] In March 2021, Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, insinuated plans (loan) for alternate funding options.
Lagos Rail Mass Transit is a rapid transit system in Lagos State.The rail system is managed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (). [1]The railway equipment including electric power, signals, rolling stock, and fare collection equipment will be provided by the private sector under a concession contract.
The Blue Line is an electric rapid transit line that runs in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] It is part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit system run by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority. The first phase with five stations and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) of track opened on 4 September 2023. [2]
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 Railway stations in Nigeria include: