Arrival of the Passenger Train

🚉 Arrival of the Passenger Train — Jos, Nigeria, 1915 📍 Africa » Nigeria » Plateau State » Jos North » Jos 📷 Printed by: Bartle Frere & Co., Ltd., Lagos 🗓️ Year: 1915

This archival postcard captures a historic moment: the arrival of a passenger train in Jos, Plateau State, in 1915. At the time, Jos was emerging as a major administrative and mining center under British colonial rule. The railway — part of the Bauchi Light Railway — played a crucial role in connecting Jos to tin mines, migrant labor routes, and markets across northern Nigeria.

With its humble station building and crowds gathered on the platform, this scene evokes the early transformation of Jos from a plateau settlement into a cosmopolitan hub, shaped by both indigenous cultures and the forces of colonial infrastructure.

This image is not just about trains — it’s about movement, labor, and change at the dawn of Nigeria’s modern era.

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