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Kaduna to Kano Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
railway
Cities
Kaduna
Nigeria
Kano
Nigeria
Distance
203km
new
203kmrehabilitated
– kmexisting
– kmCost
$1.2b
$1,200,000,000
Phases
underConstruction, 2026
Objective
Description
The Kaduna to Kano railway project is a standard-gauge railway line in Nigeria, connecting the northwestern states of Kaduna and KanoHistory
The railway replaces the Cape gauge Western Line built by the British in 1896–1927, which has a lower design capacity and is in a deteriorated conditionFinance
$254000000 loan
China Development Bank
Development bank
$917000000 investment
Nigerian Government
Government
Operators
The Nigerian Railway Corporation
Ministry
Contractors
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd
Construction company