Rahama

Rahama

Rahama is a small town in the highlands of central Nigeria

Transport

It was served for a time by the extra narrow gauge Bauchi Light Railway which connected Zaria in the north to Jos in the south. [ [http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r130.html Mikes Railway History] ]

In later times, this route was replaced by a better graded normal gauge railway on a different alignment.

See also

* Railway stations in Nigeria

References

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NI/0/Rahama.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 871m (Red dots are railways)]


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