Nigeria.
The colonial railway was 1.067m wide and currently unuseable.Construction of ta new standard gauge rail that is 1.435m wide is on the process.
1.Abuja-Kaduna.
Length 186km
Cost 874m USD
Cost per Km.kes 422m
Cost per m=kes 422,000.
http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/africa/nigeria-backs-rail-to-boost-economic-growth.html
2.Itkape-Ajaokuta
Single line for iron ore transport.
Length 340km
Cost 211m USD
Cost per km-55.8m KES
Cost per m-kes 55,000
http://www.teamengineering.it/field/transport/transport2/itakpedescrizione.htm
3.Lagos – Ibadan
Double line.
Length 360km
Cost 1.5B USD
Cost per Km.kes 375m
Cost per m=kes 375,000.
East Africa
Kenya-Uganda-Rwanda standard gauge railway. 2014.
Length 2 937 km
Cost US$13·5bn
Cost per Km.kes 413m
Cost per m=kes 413,000.
Kenya. Mombasa to Malaba.
Length 1,100 km . Phase 1 485km
Cost KES 320 Billion
Cost per Km.kes 287m Phase 1. kes 550m per km
source> http://en.ccccltd.cn/newscentre/businessupdate/201210/t20121016_12706.html
Cost per m=kes 287,000.
Ethiopia
1.Adis Ababa to Djibouti
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJmKUctVRl8
Year 2006
The railway is divided into two sections, each with a gauge of one meter and
comprising rails ranging from a low 20 kg/m to 36 kg/m, as outlined below.
The 20 kg/m rails are able to carry traffic with only a maximum axle load of 12
tons, compared to 14 tons for 30 kg/m rails and 17 tons for 36 kg/m rails.
http://www.icafrica.org/fileadmin/documents/Transport_Meeting/S4-Djibouti-Ethiopia_Railway-Final-EN.pdf
Length 781 km
Cost USD 3 Billion
Cost per Km.kes 333m
Cost per m=kes 333,000.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/24bc5ae6-5756-11e3-b615-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2ptihmhMm
http://www.ethioabay.com/2011/10/photo-aurecon-ethiopia-and-china-signed.html
2.Addis to Adama
Length 80 km
Cost US$350 million
Cost per Km.kes 393m
Cost per m=kes 393,000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Ethiopia
3.Adis Ababa Light rail
http://www.tigraionline.com/articles/addis-ababa-light-rail.html
Length 35 km
Cost US$475 million
Cost per Km.kes 1.2 Billion
Cost per m=kes 1,200,000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjHnxYkjsAo
Francis Gichuhi Kamau, Architect.
info@a4architect.com
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