One Month After Commencing Operations, Lagos Shuts Down Train Services for Electricity Transition
- The governor of Lagos state announced a momentary pause of the Lagos Blue metro rail
- He said this is to allow switch to electricity and enhance the rail's capability
- He said there will be shut down of the train services on October 14 and Sunday 15 respectively
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In a bid to transition to electricity, passenger operations on the Blue Metro line will be interrupted on Saturday and Sunday.
According to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, work on the Lagos Blue Metro rail would momentarily pause while electricity is switched on.
The governor announced this on his X account on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
Source: UGC
This is coming a month after Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) released the price lists for Lagosians looking to use the Blue Rail line.
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Train to stop running on Saturday
The governor announced that the metro train will stop running after the morning rush hour on Saturday (October 14) until Sunday to increase train trips and maintain passenger safety.
The governor wrote:
“Starting Monday, October 16, 2023, we're increasing train trips on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line from 12 to 54, with plans for 74 trips by the end of November."
"To make this transition, we'll need to shut down train services on Saturday, October 14 after the morning peak service and for the entire day on Sunday, October 15, for the switch to electricity.
"This momentary pause is to ensure that your safety is our top priority."
He said that the suspension of passenger operations is a global practice to effect major changes.
He added that switching to electricity will help introduce more trips and help serve more passengers safely.
Sanwo-Olu said since the launch of the first phase of the Blue Rail on September 4, it has moved over 80,000 passengers.
He noted that the goal is to surpass 150,000 daily passengers between Marina and Mile 2 in the coming months.
Former President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the Blue Rail Line (from Marina to Mile 2) in Lagos in January.
Newly launched Lagos Blue Rail line not destroyed by fire, LAMATA says
In an earlier report by Legit.ng, LAMATA said that the fire from the oil tanker incident at Marina on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, did not destroy the Blue Line Rail infrastructure.
Kola Ojelabi, consultant of corporate communication at LAMATA, debunked reports that the fire outbreak had razed the rail line facility.
Ojelabi said:
"There were reports in the media that a fire incident involving an oil tanker trans-loading diesel into a barge on the Lagoon on the outer Marina under one of the piers for the Lagos Rail Line Mass Transit Blue Rail Line was destroyed by fire."
Source: Legit.ng
