Railway stations in Nigeria



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
 * 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)
 * 🇳🇬 Kano (W) (1124 km) (capital Kano state)
 * 🇳🇬 Nguru (W) - terminus near Niger border


 * 🇳🇬 Zaria (W) - junction
 * 🇳🇬 Funtua (W)
 * 🇳🇬 Gusau (WN)
 * 🇳🇬 Kaura Namoda (W)
 * 🇳🇬 🇳🇪 Nigeria-Niger border
 * 🇳🇪 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)
 * 🇳🇬 Lagos
 * 🇳🇬 Abeokuta (W)
 * 🇳🇬 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-Ida-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
 * 🇳🇬 Sokoto
 * 🇳🇬 Birnin Kebbi
 * 🇳🇬 🇳🇪 (about 250 km) - border
 * 🇳🇪 Birnin-N'konni
 * 🇳🇪 Niamey
 * 🇳🇬 Kano (SGR)
 * 🇳🇬 🇳🇪 - border
 * 🇳🇪 Maradi

Nigerian Southern

 * 🇳🇬 Lagos
 * 🇳🇬 Niger River Delta
 * 🇳🇬 Port Harcourt
 * 🇳🇬Calabar
 * (near Cameroon border)
 * 🇨🇲

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