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Gibela is a joint French–South African railway rolling stock manufacturer. It is majority owned by Alstom , which controls 70% of the company and African companies Ubumbano Rail has 30% stakes. [ 1 ]
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.
The Nigeria Union of Railwaymen (NUR) is a trade union representing workers in the rail industry in Nigeria. The union was founded in 1978, when the Government of Nigeria merged five unions: [1] Association of Locomotive Drivers, Firemen, Yard Staff and Allied Workers' Union; National Union of Railway Workers of Nigeria
Railway companies of Nigeria (1 P) I. Rail infrastructure in Nigeria (7 C) P. Passenger rail transport in Nigeria (2 C) Proposed public transport in Nigeria (1 C) R.
Slated to be Nigeria’s first deepsea port and the deepest such facility in sub-Saharan Africa, work on Lekki began in March 2018 and is targeted to be complete in 2022. The port will help meet rising demand for containers in Nigeria, the compound annual growth rate of which is forecast to be 12.9% between 2016 and 2025.
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.
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Railway stations in Nigeria include: Maps. UN Map; UNHCR Atlas Map; Cities served by rail. The East (E) and West (W) lines are connected by the Link Line.