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

• 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 ^[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

• 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)

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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

• 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

• 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)

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Proposed

• (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

• (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

• 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

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

2010

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

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

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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

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

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25. Kano-Maradi started2021
26. Port Harcourt and branches
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