Lagos Metro Rail: Phase 1 to be Completed by Next Week; Lagos State Government

Lagos state government has announced that phase one of the blue line rail will be completed by next week.

This was disclosed in a post shared on Twitter by the Senior Special Assistance (SSA) to Lagos State Governor, Hon Jibril Gawat.

According to the notice, Lagosians are invited to witness the official completion of phase one (Blue Rail) which span from Marina to Mile 2.

Investors King understands that Lagos which is the most populous state in Nigeria and the economic nerve of the country is investing in its transportation system to ease the movement of people and goods. 

The rail network is expected to move 500,000 passengers daily, 3.5 million passengers weekly and 15 million passengers a month with the potential to increase the numbers in the near future. 

Apart from rail transportation which has two parts of the blue line and red line, the state government has also enhanced water transportation with new safety equipment. 

It would be recalled that Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu had noted in September that the state will test run its Blue Rail Line train service project in December 2022. The governor disclosed this at the historic launch of the last track beam (T-beam) for the blue line rail

While commending the contractors for the work done so far, Babajide Sanwolu added that the construction of the second phase of the Blue Line project would commence after the start of the operation, which would extend the rail project from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko, with stations built at Festac, Alakija, Trade Fair, Volkswagen, LASU and Okokomaiko.

In addition, the governor stated that discussions are ongoing with Ogun State Government for a possible extension of the rail line to Agbara, making it much easier for people to transit between both states. 

Already, Lagos State Government has begun payment of compensation to 800 people affected by the right of way of the 32km Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red line project in Ogun State.