Railway stations in Nigeria

Maps

• UN Map
• UNHCR Atlas Map

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
• Lagos (W) (0 km) - Terminus station
• Yaba (W) - Lagos suburban railway
• Oshodi (W) - Lagos suburban railway
• Ikeja (W) - Lagos suburban railway
• Agege (W) - Lagos suburban railway
• Agbado (W) - Lagos suburban railway
• Ijoko (W) - terminus of suburban trains, 2013
• 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)
• Nigeria Kano (W) (1124 km) (capital Kano state)
• Nigeria Nguru (W) - terminus near Niger border

• Nigeria Zaria (W) - junction
• Nigeria Funtua (W)
• Nigeria Gusau (WN)
• Nigeria Kaura Namoda (W)
• Nigeria Niger Nigeria-Niger border
• Niger 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)
• Kaduna (W) junction for Abuja (0 km) completed 2014, but not enough rolling stock (plan B)
• Abuja (W) - national capital - 2016 (186 km) In August 2016, the new standard gauge line between Kaduna and Abuja was complete.

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.

• (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 and part of Bauchi Light Railway.
  • (built 1961)
• 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

Under Construction

• (standard gauge)
• (double track)
• Lagos (0 km)
• Kano (128 km)
• Ibadan (W) (156 km)

Proposed

• (standard gauge)
• Nigeria Lagos
• Nigeria Abeokuta (W)
• Nigeria Ibadan

• Ibadan
• Oshogbo(W)
• Ilorin

• Nyanya
• Minna (W)

• (Coast Line)
• Lagos 0 km
• Benin City
• Calabar - 1402 km - near border with Cameroon

Feasibility studies

• (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

• Nigeria Kauran Namoda (0 km) railhead
• Nigeria Sokoto
• Nigeria Birnin Kebbi
• Nigeria Niger (about 250 km) - border
• Niger Birnin-N'konni
• Niger Niamey --
• Nigeria Kano (SGR)
• Nigeria Niger - border
• Niger Maradi

Nigerian Southern

• Nigeria Lagos
• Nigeria Niger River Delta
• Nigeria Port Harcourt
• NigeriaCalabar
• (near Cameroon border)
• Cameroon

2010

• Port Harcourt and branches
• Maiduguri
• Bonny, Nigeria
• Owerri
• Kafanchan
• Gombe, Gombe
• Damaturu
• Gashua

Metro and Light Rail

Metro lines are proposed for the MegaCity of Lagos.

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

Closed

• Bauchi Light Railway
• (open 1914-1927)
  • Zaria
  • Rahama

• (regauged about 1927 when eastern main line reached Kuru)
  • Jos - tin mines
  • Bukuru - tin mines
  • Kuru - future junction
  • Bauchi

References

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