# 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 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) 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 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)
* (open 1914-1927)
** Zaria
** Rahama
* (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