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A project to restore Nigeria's railways has been underway since 2009. The eastern line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri was restored at a cost of US$ 427 million by Lingo Nigeria, Eser West Africa, and the China Gezhouba Group .
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 ...
The Lagos-Calabar rail route will consist of 1,402 kilometres of railway track, 22 railway stations with auxiliary amenities, administrative space, and level crossings. [3] Installation of safety systems, electrical systems, lighting systems, and signalling systems, as well as the laying of tracks and electricity lines, are among the other tasks.
Lagos Rail Mass Transit is a rapid transit system in Lagos State. The rail system is managed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority ( LAMATA ). [ 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 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.
Light rail and bus station "Mile 2" - the prototype for many Blue Line stations Station Mile 2, seen from the overpass. In April 2008, the Lagos State Government approved ₦ 70 billion for construction of the Okokomaiko-Iddo-Marina Line, with an estimated completion date of 2011. However, the project suffered many delays due to lack of funds.
In 2019, the Nigerian government awarded a contract to the China Railway Construction Corporation to extend the Warri–Itakpe Railway to Abuja and build a new port at Warri. The railway and port would cost a total of $3.9 billion, with 15% of the funds coming from the Nigerian government, 10% from CRCC, and 75% from a Chinese bank.
Abuja Rail Mass Transit (commonly known as Abuja Light Rail) is a regional rail transport system in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. It was the first rapid transit system in the country, West Africa , and the second such system in sub-saharan Africa (after Addis Ababa Light Rail ).