Train journey through Nigeria Pictures Train journey through Nigeria Passengers ride an Ooni of Ife train to Kano, Nigeria, March 8, 2013. Nigeria reopened its train line to the north on Dec. 21, marking the end of a $166 million project to rebuild portions of the abandoned line washed out years earlier. The state-owned China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. rebuilt the southern portion of the line, while a Nigerian company handled the rest. The rebirth of the lines constitutes a major economic relief to the poor who want to travel in a country where most earn less than $1 a day. Airline tickets remain out of the reach of many and journeys over the nation's crumbling road network can be dangerous. The cheapest train ticket available costs only $13. Credit: Sunday Alamba/AP