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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 .
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. These are located between Lagos and Ibadan. The rail lines are mostly built ...
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 ...
[12] The Acting Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Ali-Hassan was freed on 6 April. [13] Eleven passengers were freed on 11 June [14] Seven passengers were released on 9 July. [15] Four passengers were freed on 25 July. [12] Five passengers were released on 2 August. [16] Seven passengers were freed on 10 August. [17]
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.
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 ]
Because Kano is north of the rail junction at Kaduna, it has equal access to the seaports at Lagos and Port Harcourt. The airline Kabo Air had its head office in the city. [ 75 ] Kano was also headquarters of Azman Airlines and is the headquarters city of Max Air and various independent travel agencies.
Rigasa Railway Station has a railway leading to the federal capital of Nigeria, Abuja. [6] [7] [8] In March 28, 2022, the train while departing from Rigasa Railway Station to Abuja was attacked by terrorists, kidnapping the hostages which caused a temporary closure. [9] [10] [11]