From locomotives to infrastructure...train tracks to train stations. Post pictures of nigeria's railway system completed or under construction.:)

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New Locomotive passing through "New" Oshodi. Photos: Idowu Ogunleye

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Iddo train station in Lagos

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Ajaokuta - Warri Rail line

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New Locomotives
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Then Gov. Sambo...Kaduna Inter-city Rail

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I think Nigerian railway system is among the poorest in the world. Somebody will have to bite me to disagree with me here.

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In this Wednesday, March 2, 2011 photo, a train passes through the Oshodi neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria. Railroad officials hope a $166 million plan will bring the rebirth of the long-moribund Nigerian Railway Corp., just in time for an election in April. But it's far from clear whether the railway will be a success or just another broken promise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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In this Friday, March 11, 2011 photo, workers wash new trains in Lagos, Nigeria. Railroad officials hope a $166 million plan will bring the rebirth of the long-moribund Nigerian Railway Corp., just in time for an election in April. But it's far from clear whether the railway will be a success or just another broken promise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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This Saturday, March 12, 2011 photo shows the Railway Station in Lagos, Nigeria. Railroad officials hope a $166 million plan will bring the rebirth of the long-moribund Nigerian Railway Corp., just in time for an election in April. But it's far from clear whether the railway will be a success or just another broken promise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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In this Friday, March 11, 2011 photo, a Chinese contractor, foreground, points to a spot on a railway track for a laborer to work on in Lagos, Nigeria. Railroad officials hope a $166 million plan will bring the rebirth of the long-moribund Nigerian Railway Corp., just in time for an election in April. But it's far from clear whether the railway will be a success or just another broken promise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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In this Friday, March 11, 2011 photo, railway engineers confer at a desk in the train workshop in Lagos, Nigeria. Railroad officials hope a $166 million plan will bring the rebirth of the long-moribund Nigerian Railway Corp., just in time for an election in April. But it's far from clear whether the railway will be a success or just another broken promise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

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In this Friday, March 11, 2011 photo, a man works on an old train coach in Lagos, Nigeria. Railroad officials hope a $166 million plan will bring the rebirth of the long-moribund Nigerian Railway Corp., just in time for an election in April. But it's far from clear whether the railway will be a success or just another broken promise. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

The Ikeja terminal station of the Nigeria Railway Corporation

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any plans to switch to standard guage?

Nigeria uses 1,067 mm gauge rails and the new rehabilitated rails are also 1,067 mm.
Nigeria does have 1,435 mm gauge rails (standard gauge) which could be found at warri - ajaokuta corridor. They have plans to connect abuja to ajaokuta by standard gauge. But nigeria will continue to use 1067mm gauge rails for probably the next 100 year. No need to change.

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Nigeria uses 1,067 mm gauge rails and the new rehabilitated rails are also 1,067 mm.
Nigeria does have 1,435 mm gauge rails (standard gauge) which could be found at warri - ajaokuta corridor. They have plans to connect abuja to ajaokuta by standard gauge. But nigeria will continue to use 1067mm gauge rails for probably the next 100 year. No need to change.

Of course you need to change. And Im pretty sure the plans are to switch to standard guage. No serious country these days has narrow guage.

Japan has 27,000 km of narrow gauge and only like 2,000 km of standard , South Africa Australia and new Zealand has more than 90% narrow gauge. Spain, Brazil as well as Thailand and Malaysia having meter gauge which is even narrower, the short falls of narrow gauge has been engineered out , it can carry as much as standard , even speed wise , the fastest train in Australia is on a narrow gauge track and hits 210 km/h

You do realise that narrow guage is primitive and doesnt go as fast as standard?

All the fast major lines in Japan are standard.

And using Brazil and Australia as examples is ridiculous becuase in those countries rail is pretty undeveloped and was actually mostly constructed during the colonial times.

Look at Germany, France, UK, Switzerland etc.

i agree , i was just answering your question as to what serious country uses narrow gauge and in japan they only have 1300 miles of high speed 90% of their human traffic is on narrow gauge about 12,000 miles and 100% of commercial traffic is on narrow gauge, but i would like to see standard gauge as a standard for nigeria but if the choice is between narrow gauge or no rail i would choose narrow

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Various Trains, South Western Nigeria, Northern Nigeria and Eastern Nigeria

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Здрасте!

А карту сети никто не догадался прикрепить)

Nice pics thanks

Interesting news report on Nigeria's Railway from Chinese television:
• Part 1: http://news.cntv.cn/world/20121110/103534.shtml
• Part 2: http://news.cntv.cn/china/20121111/103243.shtml

^^yaohua2000, thanks for the posted links.:okay:

Im liking the pictures on the railway. Brilliant!

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Lagos-Kano passenger and freight train services commences Dec. 21

The much awaited Lagos/Kano training service is to begin operation in a few days from now. David Ndakotsu, Assistant Director, Public Relations, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), said on Tuesday that the corporation would begin the Lagos-Kano passenger train services on Friday, Dec. 21.

Ndakotsu added that the corporation's freight train services would also be launched simultaneously on Friday. According to him, the freight service will move 30 tank-wagon of petroleum products, mostly petrol.

``The Nigerian Railway Corporation plans to give Nigerians a befitting Christmas gift in the form of commencement of the Iddo (Lagos)-Kano train service, `` Ndakotsu said.

The train service was suspended four years ago due to the flooding of the track at Akerri, Niger State which resulted in the washing out of the tracks.

The statement stated that the completion of the rehabilitation of the route was done in phases, including Iddo-Jebba 488-km, which was handled by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC). The Jebba-Kano route-- 640-km-- was handled by Costain West Africa (Ltd).

``The corporation assures the public of a hitch-free train service from Lagos to Kano, while for now the service will be on Fridays only, `` Ndakotsu said
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Passenger trip would cost Nigerians in the economy class N2,000, while passengers in first class would pay N6,000.

http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/lagos-kano-passenger-and-freight-train-services-commences-dec-21

old images of Nigeria railways

Can Nigeria's renovated railway unite north and south?

The railway linking the economic powerhouse of Lagos and the conflict-hit north of Nigeria
has reopened after more than 10 years. The BBC's Will Ross made the 31-hour train journey
and asks whether the train line can help unite this divided country.

Nigeria's railways are making a comeback after virtually grinding to a halt.
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The scene at Minna Station in Niger State
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"I see all of us as passengers - Nigerians, northerners, southerners, Christians, Muslims.
Everybody is the same - we are just one," says a man on his way to visit his family in Kano.
"Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo - with the help of the train we become friends."



Passengers buy food and other goods through the train window
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With a one-way ticket starting from 1,930 Naira (£7.50; $12),
it is far cheaper and, some say, safer than travelling by road.


A young trader counts money at Minna station in Niger State :)
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The train slices through Kaduna market
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The train journey offers a real chance to see Nigeria's diverse landscape.
After slicing through the hustle and bustle of Lagos, the landscape turns green
and in some areas the thick bushes touch the sides of the carriages.
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"This is my first experience on a train since I was at school in the early 1990s. I heard about it through BBC Hausa service so I'm giving it a try," says a Lagos-based businessman, as the train rumbles along at a steady 45km/h (28mph).

Another passenger shrugs at the 1,100km (685 mile) journey to see his relatives in Kano. He will have just more than a day with his family before having to catch the weekly return service.

"This is a development. I once spent five days travelling by train from Lagos to Kano. The engine would be removed from the train and it be taken for a service whilst we would stay on board," he says.

The state-owned Nigeria Railway Corporation says the rehabilitation of 1,126km of track has cost 24bn naira (£98m; $153m).


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21364541

Why UK BBC can present the news in Hausa , but in Joruba and Igbo doesn't?

Why UK BBC can present the news in Hausa , but in Joruba and Igbo doesn't?

First its Yoruba, Not Joruba.

Sencod most of Nigeria's rural North is illeterate, and Poor, they cant understand news in English, and they depend very much on radio communication, Hence why BBC Hausa started..

also, speakers of Hausa Outnumber speakers of Igbo and Yoruba, it is basically the Eastern Sahel's Lingua Franca.

Naijaborn, Thanks for information. I read book about Frederick Lugard and British indirect rule and my head is full of ambiguous thoughts.

this is a joke, 31h for a journey that looks less than 1000km? Nigeria has the money to do this properly ie standard gauge.

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Why don't u ask/route/advocate for Ghana to build one. :nuts: :crazy: :lol:

Btw, aren't there news in the Ghanian forum? :lol: I guess not! What a joke of a country! :lol: :lol:

Naijaborn, Thanks for information. I read book about Frederick Lugard and British indirect rule and my head is full of ambiguous thoughts.

Care to share these thoughts.... :)

Im curious.

Its not a Ghana vs Nigeria issue. Your leaders are stealing billions each year and you guys are happy with the "scraps" thrown from the table. Africans have such low expectations. Nigeria had the money to do this properly. This should have been a standard gauge line.

(btw, in Ghana they are constructing a standard gauge line to the North rather than investing in defunct and slow narrow gauge)

I'm glad that the railway has been rehabilitated, but some parts don't look like they have. For example the part that goes through Kaduna market is ridiculous. It still looks run down and is also quite dangerous. Still, good job on the railway. How are the other lines? Are they also being rehabilitated?

Its not a Ghana vs Nigeria issue. Your leaders are stealing billions each year and you guys are happy with the "scraps" thrown from the table. Africans have such low expectations. Nigeria had the money to do this properly. This should have been a standard gauge line.

(btw, in Ghana they are constructing a standard gauge line to the North rather than investing in defunct and slow narrow gauge)

They most likely kept it as narrow gauge because it's neighbours all use the same gauge, and the ones in the North have no railways. (although not for much longer) I agree though that they should have invested in standard gauge, it's faster and more effective, and would make connections to the North African countries as well as a future connection to Europe easier. Also like you said, neighbouring countries are starting to use standard gauge, so, this could also create problems for countries who are soon to gain railways like Niger. Nigeria does have standard gauge, but along with the narrow gauge what gauge will Niger use if they want to make a connection? (which they most likely will to gain access to Lagos and Port Harcourt) I wouldn't expect a poor country like Niger to invest in a dual gauge railway.

Its not a Ghana vs Nigeria issue.

Can't be, obviously. :ohno:

Your leaders are stealing billions each year and you guys are happy with the "scraps" thrown from the table.

Thank u very much! At the very least, it's Nigerians monies they steal. Let Nigerians worry about that. Ghanians don't have any money that can be stolen, yet ur government/politicians still gets to be corrupt.

They most likely kept it as narrow gauge because it's neighbours all use the same gauge, and the ones in the North have no railways. (although not for much longer) I agree though that they should have invested in standard gauge, it's faster and more effective, and would make connections to the North African countries as well as a future connection to Europe easier. Also like you said, neighbouring countries are starting to use standard gauge, so, this could also create problems for countries who are soon to gain railways like Niger. Nigeria does have standard gauge, but along with the narrow gauge what gauge will Niger use if they want to make a connection? (which they most likely will to gain access to Lagos and Port Harcourt) I wouldn't expect a poor country like Niger to invest in a dual gauge railway.

Problem is that governments are often keen on grand projects that have a delivery time of decades. In order to spur development an adequate infrastructure network needs to be deployed right now. So the approch of the Nigerian government is correct, set reasonable targets that can be achived in a limited time frame.

Compare this to the wild ideas of new railways in Western Africa that we so often hear about - but nothing have materialised! Instead existing systems are degrading beyond reapir - just look at the Senegal-Mali line for example! Put an end to prestige projects and return to basics.

Problem is that governments are often keen on grand projects that have a delivery time of decades. In order to spur development an adequate infrastructure network needs to be deployed right now. So the approch of the Nigerian government is correct, set reasonable targets that can be achived in a limited time frame.

Compare this to the wild ideas of new railways in Western Africa that we so often hear about - but nothing have materialised! Instead existing systems are degrading beyond reapir - just look at the Senegal-Mali line for example! Put an end to prestige projects and return to basics.

It's good that Nigeria is doing this for the short term "right now" development, but in the long term this is going to come back and bite them in the ass. When (in the future) Niger has railways, which will almost certianly be standard gauge to link up with Algeria and Nigeria's other standard gauge railways, the line will need updating fully again if a connection was to be made. And with Libya and Chad and the C.A.R set to get railways (Libya is U/C and Chad is virtually being built) The majority of Nigeria's neighbours will be standard gauge. The other ones, (Burkina Faso, IC, Mali, Benin) are all a complety different gauge as well (3ft 3/8) Putting Nigeria at a disadvantage.

As for Western Africa, these things don't happen overnight. There needs to be alot of planning and discussiuon on railways, sometimes these take years to do, so stuff is happening, just not on the ground. As for the Dakar - Bamako line, as far as I'm aware it was given to a Canadian company back in 2003 to upgrade and maintain it, but I haven't head anything else.

Nigeria Still Has A long Way To go But Its A Good Start. Just Wish The Government Can Get Better Trains Or Atleast Let The Private Sector Handle Train Service.

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Yea, u right. Private investment/management has to come in. The issue though is the legislation to support this, still rests in the dusty shelves of both houses of the national assembly. :bash: :bash: :bash: Useless lot!

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Yea, u right. Private investment/management has to come in. The issue though is the legislation to support this, still rests in the dusty shelves of both houses of the national assembly. :bash: :bash: :bash: Useless lot!

Why? Most railways in Africa have been in private hands during the last 20 years with devastating effect! In fact, railways owned and operated by the state have fared much better. Angola is the best example where state intervention and support have given great results.

While private railways in West Africa are in shambles, for example the Dakar-Bamako railway.

Why? Most railways in Africa have been in private hands during the last 20 years with devastating effect!

The Nigerian railway hasn't.

In fact, railways owned and operated by the state have fared much better. Angola is the best example where state intervention and support have given great results.

In Nigeria's case, the reverse is the truth in virtually all sector. Consequently, there is need for a radical approach.


While private railways in West Africa are in shambles, for example the Dakar-Bamako railways.

Well, that for both Senegal and Mali to worry about.

Video (Voice of America news report on the Lagos to Kano railway:

Train Connects North, South of ‘Africa’s Giant’ Nigeria

http://www.voanews.com/content/train_connects_north_south_of_africa_giant_nigeria/1644468.html

From one to three trains per week on the Lagos-Kano route in the near future says NRC chairman.

http://www.punchng.com/business/nrc-plans-to-increase-lagos-kano-train-to-three/