NIGERIAN RAILWAY CORPORATION

Brief History

The Nigerian Railway System pioneered the rapid opening up of the geographical area called Nigeria. The Railway System, therefore represents the oldest modern form of transportation in Nigeria.

Railway development in Nigeria was initiated by private interest. This was later taken over by the then Colonial Government as Government Railway for the purpose of easy and cheap movement of bulk goods from the hinterlands to the seaports and vice versa.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation is over 112 years old and it runs a unilaterally designed track system of 1067mm cape gauge. Nigerian Railway System actually commenced rail business activities with the construction of the first rail line from Lagos to Ibadan (193km) between 1898 and 1901. By 1964 when the construction of 640km kano – Maiduguri rail line, then known as Bornu extension, was completed, the present core of the railway network had been put in place.

NRC Takes Customer Service the Extra Mile

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) will join organisations around the world in celebrating the 2026 Customer Service Week, holding from October 5 to 9, under the theme, “The Extra Mile.” For the NRC, marking the week for the first time in its 128-year history is remarkable, […]

ELECTRICAL FAULT CAUSES FIRE AT IDU TRAIN STATION, ABUJA–KADUNA TRAIN OPERATIONS UNAFFECTED

Lagos, Nigeria – September 10, 2026 – 01:05PM The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) wishes to inform the public that a minor fire incident occurred in the low-voltage electrical room at Idu Train Station, Abuja, on Wednesday evening. The incident, noticed at about 8:30 p.m. on the […]