RAILWAY TERMINUS, ONNE RIVERS STATE "Effective Circulation in Railway Terminus"

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.