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Abuja Metro Rail

Construction of this diesel-powered light metro network started 2007. Trial service began on the initial Yellow line between the city centre, the mainline railway station at Idu (for Kaduna, opened in 2016) and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (26·7 km, 8 stations) on 12 July 2018. Extensions and a second corridor ...

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