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Abuja Rail Mass Transit System — Rehabilitation and Commercial Relaunch

Rehabilitation and restoration of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit System, including infrastructure and access works that enabled the Abuja Metro to resume commercial operations in May 2024.
NDD-INF-002
Operational

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Rehabilitation and restoration of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit System, including infrastructure and access works that enabled the Abuja Metro to resume commercial operations in May 2024.

Project Scope

APPROVED SCOPE

Abuja Rail Mass Transit rehabilitation and restoration of commercial operations

DELIVERED SCOPE

Commercial operations relaunched on 29 May 2024

PROJECT DETAILS

MINISTRY

Federal Capital Territory Administration

IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

Federal Capital Territory Administration

CONTRACTOR

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC)

PROJECT TYPE

Rail

LOCATION

STATE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

AMAC-BWARI

COMMUNITY

Abuja City Centre / Airport Corridor / Kubwa

DELIVERY & PROGRESS

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IMPLEMENTATION STATUS

Operational

DELIVERED SCOPE

Commercial operations relaunched on 29 May 2024

LATEST PROGRESS

Not reported

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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APPROVED AMOUNT

CONTRACT AMOUNT

AMOUNT DISBURSED

EVIDENCE & VERIFICATION

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PRIMARY SOURCE

The State House, Abuja

SOURCE DATE

29/05/2024

SOURCE TYPE

Federal Government
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VERIFICATION

LAST VERIFIED

19/09/2026

VERIFICATION NOTES

The Abuja Rail Mass Transit System was originally commissioned in 2018. The State House records that the system was inherited in a non-functional condition and that commercial operations were relaunched on 29 May 2024. The record therefore treats this entry as the rehabilitation and operational relaunch intervention rather than as the original construction of the Abuja Light Rail. The State House also reports that access roads to the stations were completed and that a previously unpaid $30 million contract sum was facilitated for payment to CCECC.

PROJECT TIMELINE & UPDATES

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2018 — Abuja Light Rail System commissioned. 2020 — Train service was suspended during the COVID-19 period and the system subsequently became non-functional. 2023 — Rehabilitation effort initiated under the FCT Administration following a presidential directive. March 2024 — FCT Minister reported that rehabilitation works were approximately 95% complete. 29 May 2024 — Commercial operations of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit System were relaunched.

LATEST UPDATES

29 May 2024 — Commercial operations relaunched, with the State House reporting a 40-minute presidential ride from the metro station to the airport station. The project overview also reported 12 trains, 12 stations and a stated capacity of up to 980,000 passenger trips per month across Lots 1 and 2.

PUBLIC RECORD

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

No corrections recorded.

CITIZEN REPORTS

No citizen reports recorded.