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On 15 May 2018, the Nigerian Minister of Transportation signed a $6.68 billion contract with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation to complete the remaining segments of the Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway. Construction is expected to take 2–3 years from the availability of funds. [20] Ibadan-Osogbo-Ilorin (200 km)
Nigerian Railway Corporation operates a network of 3,505 kilometers (2,178 mi) of single track lines 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, as well as 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) from Abuja to Kaduna. None of the NRC's lines are electrified. 157 kilometers are double-tracked.
The train left Abuja's Idu station at 6 pm and was scheduled to arrive in Kaduna's Rigasa train station by 8 pm. [9] [10] According to eyewitness accounts, the train was bombed twice before the armed bandits opened fire at the passengers. [11] Sixty-two passengers were abducted in the attack. [12]
The railway network expanded over the next few decades, and by the time Nigeria gained independence in 1960, there were over 3,000 kilometers of railway lines in the country. [2] In 2022, Nigerian Railway Corporation transported 3.21 million passengers, an increase of 18.36% from the previous year. However, revenues fell by 20% to 4.55 billion ...
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 ] Coast Line
In the meantime, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation had begun work on the Abuja–Kaduna segment of the Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway in 2011. [8] Despite difficulties with theft of construction materials and land acquisition, CCECC completed the 187 km segment in 2016 as Nigeria's first standard-gauge railway. [9]
The first phase of the project connects the city center to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, stopping at the Abuja-Kaduna Railway station in Idu. The Abuja Metro Line was launched on 12 July 2018 [1] [2] and a three-trains-per-day service opened for passengers the following week. [3]
Rigasa Railway Station is a Railway Station located in Rigasa, Kaduna, Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The railway station was commissioned by the former president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]