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Research Article

A comparative analysis of road and rail performance in freight transport: an example from Nigeria

Pages 58-81 | Received 11 May 2021, Accepted 19 Jan 2022, Published online: 14 Mar 2022

Figures & data

Figure 1. Wandel’s three-layer model.

Figure 1. Wandel’s three-layer model.

Figure 2. Nigeria’s rail network.

Figure 2. Nigeria’s rail network.

Figure 3. Nigeria’s road network.

Figure 3. Nigeria’s road network.

Table 1. Road and rail freight charges

Table 2. Cost components of road freight rates

Table 3. Energy use by trucks and trains

Table 4. Performance measures in Nigeria’s land transport (Lagos–Kano corridor)

Figure 4. Monthly freight flows by rail.

Figure 4. Monthly freight flows by rail.

Figure 5. Monthly freight flows by road.

Figure 5. Monthly freight flows by road.

Figure 6. Freight flows by road and rail on Lagos–Kano (2017) depicted in three-layer mode.

Figure 6. Freight flows by road and rail on Lagos–Kano (2017) depicted in three-layer mode.

Table 1. DESTINATIONS AND MAJOR FREIGHT TYPES ON IDDO-KAJOLA ROUTE

Table 2: FREIGHT LOAD FACTORS

Table 3. Non Scheduled Train Operations

Table 4. FREIGHT TRANSPORT TIME

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