700,000 PASSENGERS TO RIDE ABUJA
LIGHT RAIL DAILY IN 2015
- CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON 12
STATIONS
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An estimated 700,000 passengers are
projected to ride the Abuja light rail
(ALR) daily when the first phase of the
project takes off in 2015. FCT Minister,
Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed
stated this on Tuesday during the flag-
off of construction works on the 12 rail
stations located along the first phase of
the ALR project. He performed the flag-
off ceremony jointly with the Chairman,
Senate Committee on FCT, Senator
Smart Adeyemi and the FCT Minister of
State, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide. The
ground-breaking took place at site of
the National Park Rail Station, Wuye
District, Abuja.
The 12 railway stations under construction
cover lots 1A and 3 which make up the first
phase of the ALR project. The projects are
scheduled to be completed within the first
quarter of 2015.
Giving a breakdown of the 12 rail stations,
Senator Bala Mohammed said that Lot 1A
has four stations while Lot 3 has eight. The
four stations along Lot 1A are Gwagwa
Station, Deidei Station, Jibi Station and
Gwazango Station while the eight stations
along Lot 3 are Abuja Metro Station,
National Stadium Station, National Park
Station, Ring Road II Station, Wupa Station,
Idu Transfer Station, Airport East Station
and Airport Main Station.
Senator Bala Mohammed said the 12
stations would provide shopping
precincts, cultural and entertainment
centres to boost tourism. According to
him, “The rail stations are places of high
economic activities, boarding or
alighting, rail transit management and
operations, commercial and tourism
activities.”
The Minister added that the locations of the
stations were strategically designed to
connect the FCT transportation network to
districts and area councils. He said the
remaining five lots, namely 1B, 2,4,5 and 6
are available for concession on design,
build, operate and transfer basis.
Senator Smart Adeyemi in his speech said
he was delighted at the huge progress
recorded in the implementation of the rail
project by the Bala Mohammed
Administration principally because the
project touches on critical needs of the
ordinary people...
FCTA Secretary of Transportation, Engr.
Jonathan Achara Ivoke, in his welcome
address said the Abuja Main Rail Station is
located at the Central Business District
(CBD) which also hosts the Abuja Metro
and the National Railway Stations.
According to him, it is the General Transfer
Station where passengers would be
transiting from the Abuja Metro Station to
the National Line.
LIGHT RAIL DAILY IN 2015
- CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON 12
STATIONS
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(work in progress)
An estimated 700,000 passengers are
projected to ride the Abuja light rail
(ALR) daily when the first phase of the
project takes off in 2015. FCT Minister,
Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed
stated this on Tuesday during the flag-
off of construction works on the 12 rail
stations located along the first phase of
the ALR project. He performed the flag-
off ceremony jointly with the Chairman,
Senate Committee on FCT, Senator
Smart Adeyemi and the FCT Minister of
State, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide. The
ground-breaking took place at site of
the National Park Rail Station, Wuye
District, Abuja.
The 12 railway stations under construction
cover lots 1A and 3 which make up the first
phase of the ALR project. The projects are
scheduled to be completed within the first
quarter of 2015.
Giving a breakdown of the 12 rail stations,
Senator Bala Mohammed said that Lot 1A
has four stations while Lot 3 has eight. The
four stations along Lot 1A are Gwagwa
Station, Deidei Station, Jibi Station and
Gwazango Station while the eight stations
along Lot 3 are Abuja Metro Station,
National Stadium Station, National Park
Station, Ring Road II Station, Wupa Station,
Idu Transfer Station, Airport East Station
and Airport Main Station.
Senator Bala Mohammed said the 12
stations would provide shopping
precincts, cultural and entertainment
centres to boost tourism. According to
him, “The rail stations are places of high
economic activities, boarding or
alighting, rail transit management and
operations, commercial and tourism
activities.”
The Minister added that the locations of the
stations were strategically designed to
connect the FCT transportation network to
districts and area councils. He said the
remaining five lots, namely 1B, 2,4,5 and 6
are available for concession on design,
build, operate and transfer basis.
Senator Smart Adeyemi in his speech said
he was delighted at the huge progress
recorded in the implementation of the rail
project by the Bala Mohammed
Administration principally because the
project touches on critical needs of the
ordinary people...
FCTA Secretary of Transportation, Engr.
Jonathan Achara Ivoke, in his welcome
address said the Abuja Main Rail Station is
located at the Central Business District
(CBD) which also hosts the Abuja Metro
and the National Railway Stations.
According to him, it is the General Transfer
Station where passengers would be
transiting from the Abuja Metro Station to
the National Line.
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