{"id":182549,"date":"2022-04-25T06:17:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T05:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=182549"},"modified":"2022-04-25T06:17:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T05:17:40","slug":"photos-lagosians-will-ride-trains-on-blue-line-rail-by-q1-2023-says-sanwo-olu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/25\/photos-lagosians-will-ride-trains-on-blue-line-rail-by-q1-2023-says-sanwo-olu\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Lagosians will ride trains on blue line rail by Q1 2023, says Sanwo-Olu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that the state&#8217;s blue line rail project has reached 90 percent completion.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Line is designed to start at Okokomaiko and end at Marina.<\/p>\n<p>According to the governor,\u00a0contractors are working seven days a week so that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/24\/el-rufai-lagosians-should-get-free-pass-to-heaven-for-battling-traffic-congestion\/\">Lagosians<\/a> would ride a train on the rail by the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to the governor, Sanwo-Olu said this on Sunday after an inspection of ongoing works on the project.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to journalists, the governor said the state government is on track with its efforts to complete works on both the blue and red line projects, which are intra-city, to strengthen the intermodal transportation system.<\/p>\n<p>He said the blue line rail would run on electric tracks with electric motor vehicle (EMV) system and, therefore, warned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/04\/russia-ukraine-war-putin-imposes-visa-restrictions-on-citizens-of-unfriendly-nations\/\">citizens<\/a> to keep off the track and ensure they don\u2019t walk on it.<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu also said the Lagos state government plans to bring two more sets of four-train coaches from China between September and October.<\/p>\n<p>He added that adequate security would be put in place at every train station with the use of CCTV cameras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the first time I am taking you on the blue line to see where we are. The first phase of the blue line rail project starts from Mile 2 and terminates at Marina,\u201d the governor was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarina Station is an elevated station and it stretches out to outer Marina and terminates where the Governor\u2019s residence is. At the end of the station, you could see that the track is broken into two bridges. The backtrack is for parking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are happy that the contractors are working seven days a week. The major aspect apart from the Marina Station is a sea crossing from Eko Bridge to join the outer Marina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey would finish it in about three months, and by the time we will come back in July, the concrete construction should have been completed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanwo-Olu also issued a three-day ultimatum to traders under the Apogbon Bridge on Lagos Island to vacate or risk demolition of the space by Wednesday this week.<\/p>\n<p>See Photos:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-182556 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/20220425_055654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/20220425_055654.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/20220425_055654-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/20220425_055654-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/20220425_055654-80x50.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-182557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7709-1024x724-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7709-1024x724-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7709-1024x724-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7709-1024x724-1-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182558 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-0814-1024x770-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-0814-1024x770-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-0814-1024x770-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-0814-1024x770-1-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-0814-1024x770-1-86x64.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182559 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-1245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-1245.jpg 594w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-1245-300x266.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-182560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7806-1024x596-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7806-1024x596-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7806-1024x596-1-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/adewale_chocomilo\/2022\/04\/25\/PIX-7806-1024x596-1-768x447.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that the state&#8217;s blue line rail project has reached 90 percent completion. 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