APPRAISING THE ABUJA METRO LINE SYSTEM TOWARDS URBANCITYTOURISM PARTICIPATION

Abstract The study researched on appraising the Abuja metro line system towards urban city tourismparticipation with an objective of identifying Abuja metro line system. Relevant literatures werereviewed through the lens of looking at railway transport in Nigeria, historical backgroundandconstruction of the railway transport network, distribution of the Railway Network betweenStatesof the Federation in Nigeria, development of Nigerian Railway, light Rail Transport, transportsustainability benefits among other factors. The study utilizes the survey research designandusedthe questionnaires as an instrument for collecting data while applying the randomsamplingtechnique with a population sample of 50 respondents cutting across, staf s of Nigeriarailwaycooperation and Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation. The data was analyzedusingdescriptive statistics finding the average mean of each set of questions and the major findingsindicated that Abuja metro line system provides benefits such as better comfort; mediumgiveshighcarrying capacity, faster regular and safer. The light rail system is a large project that requiresvery high amount of investments, especially for the construction of infrastructure and maintenancecosts. based on the findings, recommendations were made among which include Back-upbatteriesshould also accompany the use of electricity in the operation of the light-rail, so that the light-railcan be parked safely during electric power failure and also Cities with limited space for barrierturnstiles at light-rail platforms should provide more light-rail vehicles to augment the existingones, thus reducing congestion in the light rail transport due to high travel demand, especiallyduring peak hours, which consequently allows for the use of electronic tickets via swipingcardsonticket machines inside the light rail transport and reduces the level of fare evasion.