The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says the blue line rail system will commence passenger operations on September 4, 2023.
that the blue line rail system would be open for passenger operations in August 2023.Speaking on Wednesday, Abimbola Akinajo, the agency’s managing director, said LAMATA has decided that the passenger operations should start on September 4.Akinajo said Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, will be on the train for the inaugural operation of the blue line rail system.“We were supposed to be starting today. We decided that we will start on Monday.
“The first train ride will be at 9am. Mr governor will take the inaugural train ride with members of the public.” The LAMATA MD said the train operations will start with 12 trips for two weeks, which will be increased to 76 trips per day.Jubril Gawat, senior special assistant on new media to the governor, wrote on X: “A full journey from Marina to Mile 2 will cost N750. Zonal fares will be between N400 and N500 ”.will also cover the train system, meaning that the highest fare for the full trip will be N375,” he said.the first phase of the blue line rail project in Lagos.
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