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Railway stations in Nigeria

Railway stations in Nigeria

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Railway stations in Nigeria include:

Main railway station Lagos
New train station Mobolaji Johnson
Train station Agege, standard gauge railway
New Railway station Agege "Babatunde Fashola"
New railway station in Ibadan
Railway station Abeokuta
New train station in Abeokuta along the standard gauge railway line Lagos-Ibadan
Kafanchan junction station
Lagos Oshodi station
Makurdi station

Maps

Railway network of Nigeria 2021

Cities served by rail

The East (E) and West (W) lines are connected by the Link Line.

West Line

  • Apapa (W) - Lagos. Port ; flour mill ; oil terminals [1]
  • Lagos (W) (0 km) - Terminus station
  • Yaba (W) - Lagos suburban railway[2]
  • Oshodi (W) - Lagos suburban railway
  • Ikeja (W) - Lagos suburban railway
  • Agege (W) - Lagos suburban railway[3]
  • Agbado (W) - Lagos suburban railway[4]
  • Ijoko (W) - terminus of suburban trains, 2013 [5]
  • Abeokuta (W)
    • (Standard gauge) [6]
    • Kaduna (W) junction for Abuja (0 km) completed 2014, but not enough rolling stock [7][8] (plan B)
    • Abuja (W) - national capital - 2016 (186 km) [9][10] In August 2016, the new standard gauge line between Kaduna and Abuja was complete.[11][12][13]

Coast Line

  • Kaduna (W) - junction for East Line cross country
  • Idon (WE)
  • Kafanchan (E) - junction to West Line cross country

Central Line 1435mm

This line is isolated from the East and West lines.

East Line

Rehabilitate

Under Construction

Proposed

Feasibility studies

To Niger

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Nigerian Southern

2010

Metro and Light Rail

Metro lines are proposed for the MegaCity of Lagos.[31]

The first phase of Abuja Light Rail opened in July 2018.

Closed

  • (regauged about 1927 when 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) eastern main line reached Kuru)

See also

References

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    Kano-Maradi started2021
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    Port Harcourt and branches
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    Railway Gazette International October 2008, p817 (map)
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