Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has acquired more trains for the Blue Line and Red Line rail services.
The additional trains are expected to arrive in Lagos from China by the end of this year, and they will bring much-needed relief to the millions of residents in Lagos.
The Lagos State team, working together with their partners, successfully negotiated an agreement to obtain these extra trains, and they will be delivered before the end of 2024.
This is a significant improvement compared to the usual two-year timeframe it takes for the construction company to manufacture the trains.
During a meeting in Beijing, China, between Lagos State officials and the President and management of the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), Governor Sanwo-Olu emphasized his administration’s determination to finish the second phase of the Blue Line rail project.
He also confirmed the government’s commitment to starting the commercial operations of the Red Line rail project.
He said, “We have made requests for additional rolling stocks for Red Line and Blue Line. That conversation is ongoing. We have started making payments and hope that because of our commitment, we will get those rolling stocks before the end of the year.”
“With the new rolling stocks, we will have a more predictable journey time; the commuters and passengers would be more committed, and we will see an improvement in the quality of lives and reduction of traffic gridlocks in the city.”
