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Major Landmark As Lagos-Ibadan Railway’s First Container Freight Train Sets Off From Apapa Port

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The Lagos-Ibadan railway's container freight train

Eko Hot Blog reports that the first container freight train of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, on Thursday, set off from Apapa Port in Lagos State.

The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) announced the development on Thursday.

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The CCECC constructed the Lagos-Ibadan rail project under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

A statement published on CCECC website on Thursday said the container train departed from Apapa Port and carried a total of thirty 40-foot containers.

The construction firm also revealed that the container train departed Apapa and arrived Ibadan in two and half hours.

“The first container freight train of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, built by CCECC, has set off from Apapa Port in Lagos, Nigeria,” the statement reads.

“This train is the first container freight train after the cement freight train started operating on July 4th.

“It departed from Apapa Port and carried a total of 30 40-foot containers, arriving at Ibadan station in just two and a half hours.

“The Nigerian Railway Corporation plans to operate one pair of container trains daily and gradually increase the number of trains as the demand grows, improving the railway transportation system behind Lagos Port.”

Lagos-Ibadan railway

Lagos-Ibadan railway

In September, the federal government inaugurated cargo movement on the single-gauge rail (SGR) from the Apapa port to Ibadan.

During the inauguration, the train moved from the Ebute Metta station before proceeding to Apapa for the launch, and then to Ibadan over the 157-kilometer rail track.

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In 2020, former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said certain types of cargo will not be allowed to go by road after the completion of major rail projects across the country.

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