Lagos–Ibadan Railway
The Lagos-Ibadan Railway is a 157 kilometres long standard gauge railway with an extension of about 7 Km to join the rail line to the port in Lagos. Construction. In 2017, the China Civil Engineering Construction Company commenced operation on the double track rail-line. The Lagos-Ibadan railway is one of the Nigeria Railway Modernization Project which is set to connect Lagos to Abuja then Kano via Minna and Kaduna with a total length of 1315 Km. The Lagos-Ibadan segment is the second phase of the project. However, for ease of construction, the Lagos -Ibadan segment of the project was sub-divided into three phases. First, the construction of Ebute Meta to Iju Ishaga Station; Second, the Agbado to Abeokuta Station; and finally, the Abeokuta to Ibadan Station . The cost of the project was $1.6 billion. Operation. The project was commissioned for operation by President Muhammadu Buhari at the official flag-off ceremony for the full commercial operations on 10th June 2021.