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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 ...
Simon Heap (1993). "Nigerian National Archives, Kaduna: An Introduction for Users and a Summary of Holdings". History in Africa. 20: 395– 407. doi:10.2307/3171986. JSTOR 3171986. S2CID 248820516. Simon Heap (1994). "Nigerian National Archives, Enugu: An Introduction for Users and a Summary of Holdings". History in Africa. 21: 435– 440.
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.
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:
Nigerian Books of Record (NBR) is a reference / Official Book of Record of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for documenting good records held by Nigerians. It is a collection of human achievements categorized into education, literature, agriculture, medical science, business, sports, nature, adventure, radio and cinema etc. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
In August 2017 the federal government announced a $41bn programme to expand the rail network. The two headline projects unveiled at the time were a second railway connecting Lagos in the south to Kano in the north and a railway spanning the coast, from Lagos to Calabar. Work on both projects was ongoing as of early 2021.
Zonal Rail Training Institute (ZRTI) is established in district Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. [ citation needed ] North Eastern Railway is one of the most important transit zones, that is, it is used to take in loaded wagons, especially food grains, from Northern Railway divisions like Firozpur, and move it towards Eastern belt and the Northern ...
Date introduced - 1955 Engine - English Electric SRKT - 676 hp Maximum speed - 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) Wheel arrangement - Bo-Bo. Weight (in working order) - 52.76 tons Number in class - 10 1101 - 1125; Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors. Date introduced - 1958 Engine - EMD 12-567C - 1310 hp Maximum speed - 50 mph