Railway stations in Nigeria

Railway stations in Nigeria include:

Maps

Cities served by rail

The East (E) and West (W) lines are connected by the Link Line.

West Line

Apapa (W) - Lagos. Port ; flour mill ; oil terminals ^[1]
Lagos (W) (0 km) - Terminus station
Yaba (W) - Lagos suburban railway^[2]
Oshodi (W) - Lagos suburban railway
Ikeja (W) - Lagos suburban railway
Agege (W) - Lagos suburban railway^[3]
Agbado (W) - Lagos suburban railway^[4]
Ijoko (W) - terminus of suburban trains, 2013 ^[5]
Abeokuta (W)

Agege (W) - junction
Ibadan (W) (156 km)
Oshogbo (W)
Ilorin (W)
Zungeru (W) - bridge
Minna (W) - junction for Baro
Kaduna (W) - junction for East Line; junction for Abuja
Zaria (WX) - junction for Kaura Namoda (W)
Kano (W) (1124 km) (capital Kano state)
Nguru (W) - terminus near Niger border

Zaria (W) - junction
Funtua (W)
Gusau (WN)
Kaura Namoda (W)
Nigeria-Niger border
Niamey

Bajoga
Enugu
Idogo (W) - branch terminus

- Minna (W) - junction for Baro (capital Niger state)
- Baro (W) (branch terminus) on River Niger

Ikeja

- (Standard gauge) ^[6]
- 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.^[11]^[12]

Coast Line

proposed standard gauge
Lagos
Benin City (capital Edo state) (300 km)
Port Harcourt (capital Rivers state)

Link Line

Kaduna (W) - junction for East Line cross country
Idon (WE)
Kafanchan (E) - junction to West Line cross country

Central Line 1435mm

This line is isolated from the East and West lines.

Agbaja (C) - Iron ore
- (proposed 2011)

Itakpe (C) - iron ore
Ajaokuta (C)
Ovu (49m) (C)
- (incomplete 22 km)
Warri (C) - A line to Warri was planned; contractor paid October 2009; completion unknown.^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]

(gauge convertible sleepers)
Port Harcourt
Onne

East Line

Port Harcourt (E)
Aba (E)
Enugu (E)
Otukpo (E)
Igumale (E)
Makurdi (E) - major bridge
Kafanchan (E) - junction to West Line
Kuru (E) - junction for Jos
- Bukuru (E) - tin
- Jos (E) - tin
Bauchi (E) - was 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) ^[17] and part of Bauchi Light Railway.
- (built 1961) ^[18]
Gombe (E),
Maiduguri (E) (terminus) - nearest railhead to Chad

Lafia (E)
Oshogbo (W)
Umagha (E)
Uyo (E)
Umuahia (E)
Chamo (E)
Yenagoa (E) - the Bayelsa state capital since c1996

Rehabilitate

Lagos (W)
488 km
Jebba (W) - on River Niger^[19]

Under Construction

(standard gauge) ^[20]
(double track)
Lagos (0 km)
Kano (128 km)
Ibadan (W) (156 km)

Proposed

(standard gauge)
Lagos
Abeokuta (W)
Ibadan^[21]^[22]

Nyanya
Minna (W)

(Coast Line)
Lagos 0 km
Benin City
Calabar - 1402 km - near border with Cameroon ^[23]

Feasibility studies

(2014)
Lagos-Abuja (615 km);
Ajaokuta-Obajana-Jakura-Boro-Abuja with an additional line from Otukpo;
Anyinga-Ejule-Ida-Adoru-Nsuuka-Adani-Omor-Anaku-Aguleri-Nsugbe-Onitcha;
Zaria-Kaura Namoda-Nnewi-Owerri-Illela-Birni to Konni in the Niger Republic (520 km);
Benin City-Agbor-Onicha-Nnewi-Owerri-Aba
Onitcha-Enugu-Abakaliki;
Eganyi-Lokoja-Abaji-Abuja (280 km).

To Niger

Kauran Namoda (0 km) railhead^[24]
Sokoto
Birnin Kebbi
(about 250 km) - border
Birnin-N'konni
Niamey

--

Kano (SGR) ^[25]
- border
Maradi

Nigerian Southern

Lagos
Niger River Delta
Port Harcourt
Calabar
(near Cameroon border)

2010

Metro and Light Rail

Metro lines are proposed for the MegaCity of Lagos.^[27]

The first phase of Abuja Light Rail opened in July 2018.

Closed

Bauchi Light Railway 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
(open 1914-1927)
- Zaria
- Rahama

(regauged about 1927 when 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) eastern main line reached Kuru)
- Jos - tin mines
- Bukuru - tin mines
- Kuru - future junction
- Bauchi

References

^ Africa, Railways (2015-07-28). "NIGERIAN OIL SIDINGS CONTRACT". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^ "Yaba railway station" (Map). Google Maps.
^ "Agege railway station" (Map). Google Maps.
^ "Agbado railway station" (Map). Google Maps.
^ "Railpage". Railpage. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^ Africa, Railways (2015-07-28). "LAGOS-KANO AND ABUJA". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^ Africa, Railways (2015-07-28). "ABUJA-KADUNA TRACKLAYING COMPLETED". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^ "News Archives". Railway Technology. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
^ "NIGERIA APPROVES ABUJA LINE | Railways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-17.
^ "First Afghan Rail Project to Start This Year". 29 October 2009.
^ "Railpage".
^ Abuja lines
^ Railway Gazette International October 2009 page 11
^ "Deal Signed for Last Leg of Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail". 15 November 2009.
^ "Itakp Ajaokuta". www.teamengineering.it. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.
^ "Nigeria rail gets boost in Ajaokuta-Warri line completion".
^ "Hansard". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 4 December 1912. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
^ "Railway and Track works TCI - Trapp Construction International GMBH". www.trappco.de. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09.
^ "Chinese Firm to Build Lagos-Jebba Railway". 8 November 2009.
^ "ZTE COMMUNICATIONS FOR NIGERIA'S RAILWAY | Railways AfricaRailways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26.
^ "Railpage".
^ "New railway lines: Lagos bridges to be demolished - Vanguard News". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
^ "CHINA TO BUILD NIGERIAN COAST RAILWAY - Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
^ "Nigeria to Link Niamey, Niger Republic with Rail Line – VP Sambo". 10 August 2013.
^ Kano-Maradi started2021
^ Port Harcourt and branches
^ Railway Gazette International October 2008, p817 (map)

[1] Africa, Railways (2015-07-28). "NIGERIAN OIL SIDINGS CONTRACT". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-08.

[2] "Yaba railway station" (Map). Google Maps.

[3] "Agege railway station" (Map). Google Maps.

[4] "Agbado railway station" (Map). Google Maps.

[5] "Railpage". Railpage. Retrieved 2020-03-08.

[6] Africa, Railways (2015-07-28). "LAGOS-KANO AND ABUJA". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-08.

[7] Africa, Railways (2015-07-28). "ABUJA-KADUNA TRACKLAYING COMPLETED". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2020-03-08.

[8] "News Archives". Railway Technology. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-08.

[9] "NIGERIA APPROVES ABUJA LINE | Railways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-17.

[10] "First Afghan Rail Project to Start This Year". 29 October 2009.

[11] "Railpage".

[12] Abuja lines

[13] Railway Gazette International October 2009 page 11

[14] "Deal Signed for Last Leg of Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail". 15 November 2009.

[15] "Itakp Ajaokuta". www.teamengineering.it. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16.

[16] "Nigeria rail gets boost in Ajaokuta-Warri line completion".

[17] "Hansard". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 4 December 1912. Archived from the original on 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2008-10-03.

[18] "Railway and Track works TCI - Trapp Construction International GMBH". www.trappco.de. Archived from the original on 2010-02-09.

[19] "Chinese Firm to Build Lagos-Jebba Railway". 8 November 2009.

[20] "ZTE COMMUNICATIONS FOR NIGERIA'S RAILWAY | Railways AfricaRailways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-26.

[21] "Railpage".

[22] "New railway lines: Lagos bridges to be demolished - Vanguard News". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.

[23] "CHINA TO BUILD NIGERIAN COAST RAILWAY - Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-11-26. Retrieved 2014-11-26.

[24] "Nigeria to Link Niamey, Niger Republic with Rail Line – VP Sambo". 10 August 2013.

[25] Kano-Maradi started2021

[26] Port Harcourt and branches

[27] Railway Gazette International October 2008, p817 (map)

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