Sanwo-Olu flags off Blue Rail

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday took a ride on the Lagos Blue Line rail to flag off the state metropolitan rail services.

Governor Sanwo-Olu taking the first ride in Lagos Metro Blue Line on Monday

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in the early hours on Monday announced the flag-off of passenger operations of the blue line LAMATA noted that commuting has been made easy, affordable and fast for Lagosians.

The Authority referred residents of the state to “check previous posts for the time table for the week.
The statement of the Authority reads:

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)
@MetroLagos

“With the flag-off passenger operations of the blue line today, commuting has been made easy , affordable and fast for Lagosians. Check previous posts for the time table for the week.” #LagosOnTrack

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Governor Sanwo-Olu embarked on the maiden ride from the Marina station to Mile 2 around 9:00 a.m. Sanwo-Olu had explained to his co-passengers the requirements to board the train.

Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu flagging off Lagos blue Line on Monday

National Daily Newspaper gathered that Governor Sanwo-Olu was accompanied on the trip by his wife, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu; deputy Obafemi Hamzat; Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, former Deputy Governor, Femi Pedro; a former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji; Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, and other government officials.

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) had disclosed that for the first month, the train would run only 12 trips with the locomotive system.

Abimbola Akinajo, Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA)

The Managing Director of LAMATA, Abimbola Akinajo, emphasised that the agency will begin the electric-powered train operation with 76 trips. An estimated passenger capacity between 150,000 and 175,000 are expected to take rides from 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Governor Sanwo-Olu had declared: “there are over 300 CCTV cameras across the entire rail with over 30 cameras monitoring the tracks alone, with command and control centers available in all stations along the track. Lagos, this is your project.”

The governor urged residents to “Take ownership and treat it with decency as you would treat anything that belongs to you. Any altercation or disturbance on the train will NOT be tolerated. It goes without saying that vandalism also will NOT be tolerated.”