PHOTOS: Sanwo-Olu Inaugurates Lagos Blue Line Rail- GlamTush

Sanwo-Olu has inaugurated the Lagos Blue Line Rail.

Glamtush reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday inaugurated the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line (Marina to Mile 2), at the National Theatre Blue Line Station in the Iganmu area of the state.

Sanwo-Olu was at the event with his cabinet members including his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat.

Earlier, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) said the commencement of passenger operations is slated for the first quarter of 2023, saying the Blue Line is one of the six rail lines and monorail prescribed for Lagos in the state’s Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP).

The Blue Line is a 27-kilometer rail system from Marina to Okokomaiko. Construction. It 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.

According to Sanwo-Olu, “In 1902, a tramway system was launched here in the city of Lagos, connecting the Mainland to Lagos Island. That tramway quickly became an important part of social and commercial life in early 20th century Lagos.

“Now, one hundred and twenty years later, we are remaking history with the completion of yet another historic rail line, the first phase of the Blue Line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT).

Let me make it clear that today is not the commissioning of the inaugural phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit. What we are gathered for, is to commemorate the completion of the project construction.

“In the first quarter of 2023, we will put together a fitting official commissioning. Until then, we have an important phase of test-running to carry out, to ensure that everything is in place and in order, for the kick-off of full commercial operations.

“The first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line stretches from Marina to Mile 2, covering five Stations and a 13- kilometre stretch, out of the total of 27km that is the entire Blue Line, and will run from Marina to Okokomaiko.”