President Bola Ahmed Tinubu opened the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line on February 29.
‘It is my singular pleasure to inaugurate the first phase of the LRMT Red Line to the glory of God Almighty and for the benefit of the people’, he said. ’We will arrive at the destination with joy, happiness, and prosperity; God willing.’
The President also witnessed the signing of a contract for China Civil Engineering Construction Corp to undertake the second phase of the Red Line project, which is being developed by the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority in three stages.
The first phase of the Red Line runs 26·3 km from Agbado to Oyingbo with eight stations. The second phase will extend this by 11 km to Marina on the Blue Line which opened in September.
A branch to Murtala Muhammed International Airport is also planned.
Lagos state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had launched work with a groundbreaking ceremony in April 2021, and he said the first phase was completed in 30 months in ’a feat of engineering and determination’.
The alignment is shared with Nigerian Railway Corp’s Lagos – Ibadan main line, which has been reconstructed to 1 435 mm gauge.
