(a) Physical factors that hinder the development of railway transport in Nigeria.
(i) Presence of many rivers.
(ii) Soil erosion/Land slides.
(iii) Steep slopes/Gradient.
(iv) Rugged terrain.
(v) Flooding. (vi) Long distances between towns.
(vii)Presence of swampy/ Water logged areas.
(b) Ways in which transportation contributes to the development of Nigeria.
(i) Promotion of information dissemination.
(ii) Movement of goods and services
(iii) Movement of people
(iv) Opening up of new lands
(v) Improvement of standard of living.
(vi) Increase in Gross National Product (GNP) (viii) Enhances the development of tourism.
(viii) Stimulates other sectors of the economy (ix) Capacity building
(x) Development of towns.
(xi) Generation or revenue to government,
(xii) Diffusion of ideas and technology.
(xiii) Generation of income to operators and workers.
(xiv) Promoters national development,
(xvii) Increased production.
(xviii) Provision of employment
(xix) Linkages between areas of production and consumption
(xx) Access to natural resources.