Over the past decade, Nigeria has made significant investments in reviving its long-neglected railway system. Building on efforts that began in earnest in the late 2000s and accelerated after 2010, this revival is carried out primarily through a state-led, China-supported programme, producing new standard-gauge corridors while partially rehabilitating narrow colonial-era tracks. With the development of the Abuja–Kaduna line to the Lagos–Ibadan corridor and the Warri–Itakpe route, modern rail services are gradually returning to the nations life. For a country of over 220 million people, facing mounting urban congestion, growing logistics demands and rising transport costs, the emergence of a more efficient, diversified, and sustainable passenger and freight network is long overdue.