Lagos Blue Line Rail to begin commercial operations on September 4

The Lagos State Government has announced that the Blue Line Rail will start commercial operations on Monday, September 4, 2023.

The announcement was made by the Managing Director, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo at the Blue Rail Line Terminal in Marina.

Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is expected to be the first passenger at exactly 9am at the Marina station. 

From Tuesday, September 5, partial passenger operations will start from 6:30am to 10am, for morning peak; and for afternoon peak, from 4pm to 9:30pm. These operations will start with 12 trips for two weeks, which will later be increased to 76 trips per day.