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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:
Since 2021 there is a standard gauge railway line Lagos-Ibadan, which stops at Abeokuta. [10] For this a new railway building has been built in Abeokuta. Tickets are bought by online booking only. [11] Abeokuta Taxi. Roads connect it to Lagos as well as Ibadan, Ilaro, Shagamu, Iseyin, Sango Ota, and Ketou. [2]
The Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway is a 1,343 kilometres (835 miles)-long standard gauge railway under construction in Nigeria.Once complete, the railway will connect the Atlantic Ocean port city of Lagos to Kano, near the border with Niger, passing through the national capital of Abuja.
There is praise for the punctuality and cleanliness of the trains. [24] [25] The "Red Line" of Lagos' Mass Rail Transit, which is currently under construction, will share the same corridor and right-of-way with the Lagos–Ibadan rail line. [26] Modern station buildings have been constructed along all new standard gauge lines.
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. With the passing of the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act of 1955, the company gained its current name as well as the exclusive legal right to construct and operate ...
Lagos is connected with Abeokuta by 77 km of the Western Railway (1899) on the 1067 mm (3ˈ6") Cape Gauge, with a new 1435 mm (4ˈ8½") standard gauge line from Lagos to Ibadan opened 2021. Main article: Lagos Rail Mass Transit
Ogun benefits from the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard rail link since 2021. The planned Apapa-Kajola Express will connect the centre of the state with the Lagos port. [44] Abeokuta also is connected with Lagos by 77 km of the Western Railway (built in 1899), which still is used for freight trains.
The local government is bounded at Bakatare. A small village close to Oyo State and also bounded at Alogi, a big urban centre that bound the local government area from Abeokuta-south. The important landmarks in odeda includes Odeda farm institute, a Catholic church, odeda market, a police station, a quarry and the rail line that heads to Ibadan