Where d tin nah

abdulwastecx:


Design by Chinese
financed by Chinese
constructed by Chinese

In a country of 175million and a very high unemployment... I am still shock at the cost of thaf project, $850million for a 200km rail standard guage line ( $4.25million/km)

That's still less than what Tinubu and Fashola spends on a kilometer of road.

abdulwastecx:


Design by Chinese
financed by Chinese
constructed by Chinese

In a country of 175million and a very high unemployment... I am still shock at the cost of thaf project, $850million for a 200km rail standard guage line ( $4.25million/km)

Amaechi's monorail that is yet to leave it terminals will cost much more if ever completed

Themandator:


Amaechi's monorail that is yet to leave it terminals will cost much more if ever completed

Gej... Weldon!

APC, i assume this is GEJ's fault?

abdulwastecx:


Design by Chinese
financed by Chinese
constructed by Chinese

In a country of 175million and a very high unemployment... I am still shock at the cost of thaf project, $850million for a 200km rail standard guage line ( $4.25million/km)

Not as expensive as Fashola's expressways. Mind you, nine (9) standard stations were also built.

i remembered wen my big dad pointed out to me dat the rail is just one track rail, seriously what worth doing, worth doing well.... just an observation

GEJ, my amiable President is doing it, haters are whining and lamenting. How i wish and hope that the northern masses will not just see this, but appreciate the good works of Mr President in he northern region.

The fresh air in the north viz-a-viz the agricultural revolution, rail transport system resuscitation, revamping of almajiri schools, and empowerment through SURE-P and U-Win is a classic evidence of the transformation agenda at work.

Mr President, keep doing it!

"...and a design speed of 150 km per hour." Beautiful!

That is good. At least it adds to one of the achievements of GEJ administration. Some bigots will soon condemn it just to portray Mr. President in a bad light.

danderson:
Am currently leaving Lagos to Ibadan and I must appreciate GEJ for the correct road construction Julius Berger is doing.

I now realize that APC are monsters and demons. Shame

APC will always tell you what GEJ has not done, but neglect & refuse to see the good deeds of GEJ's government. Hypocrisy Of the highest order.

You know the President mentioneed that we would have the option of living in kaduna and working in Abuja next year. Weldone sir.

squad1:


May ur life be like the way Goodluck Ebele Jonathan have handled the situation of Nigeria.

May God treat you like Buhari treated the South East as PTF chairman, AMEN!!

"DETAILS OF THE ABUJA-KADUNA RAIL LINE"

Abuja-Kaduna will be a 186km line with standard gauge railway tracks starting from Idu, located near the capital city Abuja, to Kaduna city in the north-western region of Nigeria. The line will have nine stations and will feature both passenger and cargo trains.

The passenger trains on the line can operate at a speed of 200kmph to 250kmph. The travel time between Abuja and Kaduna can be reduced to one hour and each passenger train can carry up to 5,000 commuters.

The cargo trains, carrying 800t of goods, will take one and half hour to travel between the two cities."


http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/abuja-kaduna-rail-line/

Movesz:
may God bles you my country man..this what we need in nigeria..positive ppl#GOD BLESS NIGERIA AND MY FELLOW COUNTRY MEN.

Amen!

For the people who were asking for pics. I have posted some.

For those asking why this this section was done, it is part of a larger link. The Lagos-Kano link was initially awarded in 2006, I think. It wasn't done because of funding issues. GEJ then re-awarded it in sections and sorted out the financial issues. Abuja-Kaduna is only one of those sections.

In addition, other standard gauge line projects in the pipeline in Nigeria include the Lagos-Benin City (300km), Benin-Abakiliki (500km), Benin Obudu Cattle Ranch (673km), Lagos-Abuja high speed (615km), Zaria-Birnin Koni (520km), and the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri line (1,657km).

I am particularly excited about PHC-Maiduguri

davitogreat:


http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=255923

Not to be blinded by ethnicity, party lines and religious bigotry, the article says.

"China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) on Monday officially rounded off the track laying work of Nigeria's first standard gauge railway modernization project"

It says it is Nigeria's FIRST STANDARD GUAGE railway modernization project. There are many problems i have with this. If i am doing something for the first time, i would be very careful and take extra precautions. Unfortunately, the company's website says "$ 8.3 billion Nigerian Railway Modernization Project, China’s biggest overseas project at the moment. ". China's BIGGEST overseas project, or maybe the company's BIGGEST overseas project. The first standard rail road project of the Chinese firm in Nigeria and the entire West Africa. Why are we putting in that much at a time for a first timer? Why not go one step at a time? This principle of wanting to fly before we crawl has set us back several times already, are we never shy when beaten? Why is this just happening on Monday December 1, 2014 more than 4years after this present government has been in power, this is just the track laying work by the way. Why would anyone shout or mutter this as a dividend of democracy or good governance? The military gave us refinerIES in 3 years, they gave us third mainland bridge and many other edifices, are those dividends of military rule or do we have ourselves in a blind, ignorant fix?

"The completion of the rail road is a guarantee for the running of the rail road next year. It will boost the confidence of the Chinese firm and also the determination of Nigeria."

So, it is formally complete for public use, but running of the railroad will be next year? Of course, it will boost the confidence of the chinese firm, why not? They have seen cheap labour and a lack of respect for the Nigerian citizens they will be using for menial manual labour. they have seen how we treat other skin color like gods with worship, blaring sirens and escorts, and the yes-sir yes-men around their board meetings ready to sell their people and exploit them to the maximum legally. Little wonder the article(vice chairman) called what he saw in Nigeria a miracle. Profit margin, exploitation, extortion, human rights and labour law abuse miracles. We are hoping for a better Nigeria and we hope to see it in the coming days. Let us not be blinded by party politics but do what is right, whoever may be there. Constructing roads and rails is not dividend of democracy, any Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar and Hitler and Saddam Hussein can do that and did more than that. Government, please give us the BEST one step at a time, it is what you are elected and paid heavily to do.
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