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Train routes operated by Nigerian Railway Corporation
3 routes · classic 3
Nigerian Railway Corporation runs 3 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 669 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Warri–Itakpe Train at 326 km; the fastest is the Abuja–Kaduna Train Service, running up to 150 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 2016.
The company itself dates to 1912, filed on Wikidata as a railway company. What this page says about the company comes from Nigerian Railway Corporation's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Official site ↗ · Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q1334063 ↗
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- 3
- Total length
- 669 km
- Countries
- Nigeria
- Longest
- Warri–Itakpe Train · 326 km
- Oldest line here
- 2016
- Company founded
- 1912
- Type
- railway company
- Fastest
- Abuja–Kaduna Train Service · 150 km/h
Classic (3)
- Warri–Itakpe Train
Begun in 1987 and finished 33 years later: the standard-gauge line linking the Niger Delta’s creeks with the iron hills of Kogi State.
Wikipedia ↗ - Abuja–Kaduna Train Service
Nigeria’s first standard-gauge railway (2016) links the capital to Kaduna’s Rigasa terminus, far safer than the kidnap-plagued expressway.
Wikipedia ↗ - Lagos–Ibadan Train Service
Nigeria’s first double-track standard-gauge line; every grand station bears a national figure’s name, from Wole Soyinka to Obafemi Awolowo.
Wikipedia ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
How many train routes does Nigerian Railway Corporation run?
3 of the routes in this atlas are Nigerian Railway Corporation services, covering 669 km across 1 country (Nigeria). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.
What is the fastest Nigerian Railway Corporation train?
The Abuja–Kaduna Train Service, Abuja to Kaduna, at up to 150 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 3 h over 186 km.
Does Nigerian Railway Corporation run night trains?
Not in this atlas. All 3 Nigerian Railway Corporation routes listed here are daytime services.
When was Nigerian Railway Corporation founded?
Wikidata records the company's inception as 1912, and files it as a railway company. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 2016 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.
Countries Nigerian Railway Corporation runs in
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