Blue, Red Lines to get new trains soon

Blue Line to get new trains soon

Six additional train sets will be in Lagos very soon to strengthen the capacity of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue and Red Lines to deliver value to commuters and thereby increase the economic viability of the state.

The six train sets, which have scaled the factory acceptance test hurdle, are scheduled for shipment to Lagos from China and will be deployed to both the LRMT Blue and Red Lines.

The addition of the train sets to the Blue Line rolling stock will increase the number of train trips along the corridor and will be deployed for passenger operation to Okokomaiko when phase two of the Blue Line is completed.

It is projected that the construction of phase two from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko, about 14 kilometres in length, will be completed within the first quarter of 2027 and passenger operations extended to Okokomaiko shortly after.

The completion of infrastructure for the first phase of the Blue Line, a 13-kilometre rail route from Marina to Mile 2, was launched by former President Muhammadu Buhari on 23 January 2023 and passenger operation opened on 4th September 2023 by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

The Blue Line currently runs 72 trips per day and with the procurement of three additional rolling stock, the trips are expected to increase.

The Red Line currently runs eight trips per day. The addition of new rolling stock will ensure daily increase in trips.

Kolawole Ojelabi

Head, Corporate Communication

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)

LAMATA PLACE,

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Ketu-Ojota Cloverleaf Interchange, Ketu, Lagos

Tel: +234-803-855-6452, 809-449-9138

Email: kojelabi@lamata-ng.com

Website: www.lamata-ng.com