Railway stations in Nigeria

New train station Mobolaji Johnson New train station in Abeokuta along the standard gauge railway line Lagos-Ibadan Kafanchan junction station Lagos Oshodi station Makurdi station

Railway stations in Nigeria include:

## Maps

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* UN Map
* UNHCR Atlas Map

## Cities served by rail

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

### West Line

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* 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)

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* 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

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

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* Bajoga
* Enugu
* Idogo (W) - branch terminus

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

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* Ikeja

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*     * (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

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

### Link Line

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

### Central Line 1435mm

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This line is isolated from the East and West lines.

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

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* 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]

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* (gauge convertible sleepers)
* Port Harcourt
* Onne

### East Line

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* 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

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

## Rehabilitate

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

## Under Construction

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

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## Proposed

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

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* Ibadan
* Oshogbo(W)
* Ilorin

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* Nyanya
* Minna (W)

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

### Feasibility studies

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* (2014)
* Lagos-Abuja (615 km);
* Ajaokuta-Obajana-Jakura-Boro-Abuja with an additional line from Otukpo;
* Anyinga-Ejule-Idah-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

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

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* Kano (SGR) [25]
* \- border
* Maradi

### Nigerian Southern

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

### 2010

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* Port Harcourt and branches [26]
* Maiduguri
* Bonny, Nigeria
* Owerri
* Kafanchan
* Gombe, Gombe
* Damaturu
* Gashua

## Metro and Light Rail

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

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

## Closed

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

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* (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

## See also

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* Transport in Nigeria
* Rail transport in Nigeria
* Lagos Terminus
* Nigerian Railway Corporation
* Lagos–Kano Standard Gauge Railway

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
11. ^ "Railpage". Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
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. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 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. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 10 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". Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2014-11-05.
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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* Algeria
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* Central African Republic
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