GovernorBabajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has announced the arrival of two new train sets for the first phase of the blue line rail project.
Sanwo-Olu disclosed this via his Twitter handle on Monday saying that the
New Lagos is possible.
His tweet reads: “We have taken delivery of two new train sets for the blue line rail,”
“These passenger trains have been cleared at the port of entry, and have been moved to the National Theatre station where they have been lifted onto the elevated rail tracks.
“I am indeed glad to inform the good people of Lagos that with the arrival of these train sets, we’re on course with our plans to change the face of the rail transport system in Lagos state. A greater Lagos is indeed rising.”
The blue line project is one of the six rail lines and monorails prescribed for Lagos in the state’s strategic transport master plan (STMP). The construction has been divided into phases for ease of implementation and is expected to move more than 500,000 passengers when the entire line is completed.
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The first phase is a 13-kilometer stretch from Marina to Mile 2 and has five stations at Mile 2, Suru-Alaba, Orile Iganmu, National Theatre and Marina. It is expected to move about 200,000 passengers daily.
However, in December last year, Sanwo-Olu, announced the completion of the first phase of the blue line rail, adding that the project would be inaugurated in January 2023 by President Muhammad Buhari and operations will begin in the same month.
During his speech, governor Sanwo-Olu warned the good of Lagos against crossing on either side of rail tracks adding that the tracks will be 24hrs powered.
“The Blue Line rail is an electrified system, therefore,there is a need for citizens to keep off the tracks.”