Nigeria Railway Service
The long awaited Abuja Kaduna high speed railway finally commenced its work this month.
Abuja-Kaduna is a 186km line with standard gauge railway tracks from Idu, near Abuja, to Kaduna in the north-western region of Nigeria.
It has nine stations and features both passenger and cargo trains. It was built by the China Railway Construction Corporation with double lines over a period of three years at the cost of $850 million under the President Goodluck Administration.
The Abuja-Kaduna rail line is one of the first standard gauge railway modernization projects undertaken in Nigeria.
The Abuja-Kaduna rail line is one of the first standard gauge railway modernization projects undertaken in Nigeria.
Controversy: Buhari under fire for ‘stealing’ Jonathan’s achievement (Photos) The passenger trains on the line can operate at a speed between 200km/h and 250km/h.
The travel time between Abuja and Kaduna is said to be reduced to one hour and that will lead to each passenger train carrying up to 5,000 commuters.
The railway line connects federal capital city Abuja with its commercial capital Kaduna, enabling faster movement of goods, services and people between the two cities.
Despite the popularity of the railways with the general public, Nigeria’s rail infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair.
The launch of this high speed rail service however is a positive step for the sector, and rail links with neighboring countries could be opened in future years.
The railway line connects federal capital city Abuja with its commercial capital Kaduna, enabling faster movement of goods, services and people between the two cities.
Despite the popularity of the railways with the general public, Nigeria’s rail infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair.
The launch of this high speed rail service however is a positive step for the sector, and rail links with neighboring countries could be opened in future years.
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