Rail services · Nigeria

Rail services in Nigeria

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Nigeria: Lagos, Kano, Ibadan.

The rail network in Nigeria

Understanding the ground before we mobilize

Network of about 4,000 km, standard gauge (1,435 mm) on recent lines, 1,067 mm on the historic network, mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Nigerian Railway Corporation.

New standard-gauge Lagos–Ibadan, Abuja–Kaduna and Port Harcourt–Aba lines, rehabilitation of the historic network, Lagos light rail (Blue and Red lines) and Abuja light rail.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Nigeria case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in Nigeria (standard gauge (1,435 mm) on recent lines, 1,067 mm on the historic network) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Lagos, Kano and Ibadan

Lagos

Mobolaji Johnson station (Ebute Metta), Blue and Red light rail lines, port of Apapa

Kano

Kano station, line to Kaduna and Kano–Maradi project

Ibadan

Ibadan station, terminus of the standard-gauge line from Lagos

Our services in Nigeria

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signaling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Nigeria

Can you work in Nigeria with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Nigeria?

The network in Nigeria uses standard gauge (1,435 mm) on recent lines, 1,067 mm on the historic network. Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilization.

Can you train teams in Nigeria?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Nigeria or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Nigeria?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Nigeria, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.