A transport and logistics expert, Dr Segun Musa, has called for a redirection of the focus of Nigerian railway from passenger movement to cargo movement. He said the Federal Government ought to have focused on cargo movement from the ports, which would have hugely impacted the economy. “Passenger services cannot […]
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The West African country of Gabon has signed a contract with the operator of its only railway to begin the second phase of its modernisation. The deal was agreed by Christian Magni, director general of Société d’exploitation du Transgabonais (Setrag), and Loic Ndinga Moudouma, Gabon’s minister of transport. According to […]
The logo of the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. The agency is supplying some of the millions needed to rebuild the Benguela railway line that Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia used to export materials and minerals even before independence. NAIROBI, KENYA — The U.S. government says it […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has unveiled plans for the country’s first underground rail line that will connect the Abuja Metro Station with the Central Business District, CBD, Bus Terminal. The Mandate Secretary, Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Elechi disclosed this yesterday at the flag-off of the construction of Central Business […]
Tragedy occured in Lagos, Monday, when a fast moving train crushed a yet to be identified person along the railway tracks at Cappa, Oshodi area of Lagos State. The incident, according to an eyewitness, Mr. Akin Rowland, happened around 3.pm. Men of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, who […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and publicly-owned Spanish infrastructure group Adif Alta Velocidad have agreed to loan €430m towards a 182km high-speed rail line in Spain’s Basque Province. The double-track Basque Y line will connect Bilbao, San Sebastian, and Vitoria-Gasteiz, but aims to strengthen passenger and freight connections throughout the […]
The Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF) has awarded the project management assistance contract for the infrastructure of the high-speed line between Kenitra and Marrakech to the Franco-Moroccan consortium comprising Egis (lead), SYSTRA and Novec. With a view to hosting the Football World Cup in 2030, organised jointly by […]
The Lagos government has announced a 25 percent cut in the blue rail transport fare for off-peak periods. Abimbola Akinajo, managing director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), announced the reduction in a statement on Saturday. Akinajo said the 25 percent discount is for commuters travelling “within the off-peak […]
In a surprising decision, Air Canada has just joined one of three consortiums that wish to build… a high-frequency train (TGF) between Quebec and Toronto. The Montreal airline is joining the Cadence group, which includes the Caisse de dépôt, AtkinsRéalis (formerly SNC-Lavalin), Keolis and the Société nationale des chemins de […]
One of the flagship projects of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, launched in 2015, is the creation of an Integrated High-Speed Train Network that connects all African capitals and commercial centres to facilitate the movement of goods and people, thus reducing transport costs and relieving congestion of current systems. Agenda […]