By Emeka Ezekiel

Oracle Nigeria Limited, a wholly owned indigenous company, is proposing to build a high speed train that will connect Lagos and the Niger Delta region. The project is estimated to gulp about $7.5bn

A high speed train is electrically propelled to operate at a speed in excess of 250km per hour.

Such trains presently operate in Europe and Asia, some at speeds in excess of 300km per hour. They are safe, efficient, reliable, and comfortable in travelling distances generally between 150km and 1,000km apart.

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Posted by boyang at March 5, 2009 7:30 AM