Graduate students of Urban Logistics and Transport Policy in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Lagos, recently embarked on a field trip to the Nigerian Railway Corporation in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The exercise which took place from Wednesday, June 25 to Friday, 27, 2025, is a compulsory component of the course, to expose students to the rail mode of transport as it concerns the standard gauge for passengers and freight services.
During the visit to the NRC headquarters in Ibadan, the students were taken through key aspects of railway operations along the Lagos-Ibadan standard guage corridor. Officials of the NRC gladly accorded the students a tour of the ticketing booths, the control room, freight and passengers’ transport sections, boarding unit and VIP unit among others.
The exercise, according to Dr. Olayinka Agunloye, (an Associate Professor of Logistics and Transport) who led the field trip, is designed to expose students to practical realities in transport infrastructure and logistics system.
The Lekki Deep Seaport, Lagos Free Trade Zone, Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, have all been explored by previous students during similar field trips.
