Tag: Blue Rail Line

Lagos set to increase trips on electrified blue line
Transportation

Lagos set to increase trips on electrified blue line

The electrified blue line rail’s daily trip count will rise from 54 to 76 before the year ends, according to a statement from the Lagos State Government. This information was disclosed by the agency’s managing director, Abimbola Akinajo, at a briefing conducted in Lagos to commemorate the organization’s 20 years of existence. According to Akinajo, […]

Business

China to fund Abuja – Kano, Port Harcourt – Maiduguri rails

The Chinese government pledged on Wednesday to refinance and complete the Abuja-Kano and Port-Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects. The Punch reported that this was according to a statement released on Wednesday by the vice president’s senior special assistant for media and communications, Stanley Nkwocha. Nkwocha claimed that the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, made […]

Over 400,000 passengers use Blue Rail Line - LAMATA
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Lagos to suspend blue rail services for two days

The Lagos State Government has announced that the newly inaugurated Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line train service will be temporarily suspended on Saturday, October 14, and Sunday, October 15 in order to transition from locomotive to electricity. According to Nairametrics, the short closure of the Blue Rail Line will also aid in the transition from […]