Mile-2/Marina rail line to convey over 200,000 passengers daily — Lagos govt
THE Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA,has disclosed that the infrastructure for the first phase of the blue line rail project has been completed and is ready for operation. The first phase of the Lagos Blue Line Rail system is designed to run from Mile 2 (on the mainland) to Marina (on the island). The Consultant, Corporate Communication of LAMATA, Kolawole Ojelabi, in a statement, said the completion of the infrastructure was in fulfilment of the promise made by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. He said: “Governor Sanwo-Olu had, while campaigning for the office of governor, promised to complete the infrastructure for the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, LMRT, blue line and bring it to passenger operation. “The first phase is a 13-kilometre 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.”