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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 .
The incident occurred in the broader context of the Nigerian bandit conflict, and took place two days after a bandit raid at Kaduna Airport, in which two personnel from the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) were slain and several other workers were kidnapped. [26] The Nigerian railway corporation suspended operations on the route on 29 ...
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 ...
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.
Construction is underway on an extension to Abuja, where it will connect with the Abuja–Kaduna section of the Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway. [21] The 157 kilometre Lagos–Ibadan section began construction in March 2017 and was inaugurated on 10 June 2021. [7] [22] It is the first double-track standard gauge line in West Africa. A Lagos ...
The Ujevwu–Itakpe Railway is a standard-gauge railway in Nigeria that connects the port city of Warri to the inland town of Itakpe. Construction began in 1987 on an industrial railway to supply the Ajaokuta Steel Mill with iron ore and coal. After a protracted construction period of more than 30 years, the railway was finally inaugurated in ...
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.
Kano at night Ancient City Gate of Kano City rebuilt in 2014. Kano houses a railway station with trains to Lagos routed through Kaduna, while Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport lies nearby. [73] The city is supplied with water by the nearby Challawa Gorge Dam, which is being considered as a source of hydro power. [74]