Abstract:
Urban life involves movement. Physically, this movement is in transportation, providing
transfer of people and goods from one place to another.
Transport problems in a city are related to it's size and shape. The land use pattern and
transportation system should not only maximize the possibility of communicating, but
also minimize travel time and cost.
In Nigeria today, urban centers in particular, the most common forms of transport are
the motor vehicles and motor cycle. Despite substantial expenditure on modern road
system, traffic hold ups are still a daily occurrence while the cost of transportation can be
seen as exhorbitant by the masses.
Motorways influence urban development to sprawl and because it is difficult to get to
central areas due to heavy traffic (time and movement) , central areas degenerate, hence
there is the need to look for an alternative to road transport the railway.
Although the railway has been in existence for quite a while, it is not very popular
mode of transportation in Nigeria today. This has led to the neglect of most of the present
railway stations and railroads (lines). This study seeks to address the problem of the
railway and rail stations and how to encourage the public to revive the interest in use of
railways by improving the facility of rail stations and the rail system as a whole.
