Lagos Blue Line: Over 1million passengers transported in first 7 months

The operators of the Phase 1 of the Lagos Blue Line light rail has revealed that over a million passengers have plied the route since it began operations.

The light rail began commercial operations on September 4, 2023, and it has been exactly 220 days that it has run safely.

The revelation was made by John Zhao, an official of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the company that constructed the rail and currently operates the system.

Zhao shared the figure in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, stating that the over a million passengers were transported on 9,322 train rides.

The post read: “Phase I of Lagos Light Rail Blue Line, operated by #CCECC, has run safely for 219 days, transporting 1 million+ passengers on 9,322 trains. With 100% on-time performance, it eases transportation pressure and offers a greener, safer option for Lagos residents.”

PlanetPulse.NG recalls that the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) had announced on January 4, 2024 that the Blue Line Metro Rail had moved 583,000 passengers in the first four months.

The Lagos Blue Line light rail is a 27km long rail and is part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) system.

The first phase of the Blue Line, a 13km stretch from Lagos Marina to Mile 2, and the second phase, which is currently under construction by CCECC, is expected to stretch from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko, Lagos.