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Green Line on Track

Following the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in China for the construction of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Green Line, the Lagos State Government made a significant move today for the commencement of its development.

The government conducted a site visit to advance the realization of the Green Line rail project.

A delegation comprising representatives from the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Lagos State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, Federal Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), China Harbour Point, Nexant Consulting, and Advanced Engineering Consultants (AEC) participated in the inspection.

The primary objective of the site visit was to familiarize the construction company with the project's right of way.

This information will be crucial for completing their comprehensive feasibility study and subsequently determining the most optimal approach for constructing the Green Line.

The Green Line rail project, spanning a total of 67 kilometers, is envisioned in two phases.

The initial phase will cover 33 kilometers, terminating at Omu Creek in Sangotedo.

The site visit was hosted by LAMATA and included key personnel such as Engr. Olasukanmi Okusaga, Director of Rail Transport at LAMATA, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Works & Infrastructure, Engr. Lateef Somide, CEO of AEC, a consulting firm, Dr. Abiola Agunbiade, and Paula Faniran, Head of Strategic Projects at MOFI.

This significant step marks a crucial milestone in the realization of the Green Line rail project, which promises to transform Lagos' transportation landscape and provide a more efficient and sustainable commuting option for its residents.

#LAMATA #Keepinglagosmoving #lasg

LAMATA originally proposed these 7 lines during the administration of Governor Bola Tinubu, but there have been some modifications since then.

1) Blue line: Okokomaiko-Marina
2) Red Line: Agbado-MMIA-Marina
3) Green Line: Lekki Airport-Marina
4) Yellow Line: Otta-Iddo
5) Purple Line: Redeemed Camp-Ojo
6) Brown Line: Mile 12 - Marina
7) Orange Line: Redeemed Camp-Marina

map.

Work don begin already?

Lagos no dey joke at all..

Let me salute HE Sanwo olu for this great resolve to connect the city of Lagos with rail lines
I know some people in Lagos that are now fully on public transport,they only use BRT and Rail lines for movement
As for the Green Line,I know that work has began on the project,houses on the ROW have been notified and preliminary work is already ongoing
I believe as long as PBAT is president,he might give the project the necessary go ahead before he leaves office
This Govt. is very progressive and I really encourage everyone who is able to get property around that location

Hmm. This is very good. How I wish this project can be allover Nigeria.

naptu2:
LAMATA originally proposed these 7 lines (but there have been some modifications since then).

1) Blue line: Okokomaiko-Marina
2) Red Line: Agbado-MMIA-Marina
3) Green Line: Lekki Airport-Marina
4) Yellow Line: Otta-Iddo
5) Purple Line: Redeemed Camp-Ojo
6) Brown Line: Mile 12 - Marina
7) Orange Line: Redeemed Camp-Marina

Why can't the FG key into this, and make transport by train available allover the country.

I know NRC still have trains operating, but it doesn't go every, like road transport. It's even safer to transport goods by train track, rather by road all the time.

joseph1832:
Why can't the FG key into this, and make transport by train available allover the country.

I know NRC still have trains operating, but it doesn't go every, like road transport. It's even safer to transport goods by train track, rather by road all the time.

That's what they are doing. That was concieved during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo, started during the administration of Goodluck Jonathan and is still ongoing (I wish I can post the maps).

I am going to quote my old posts.

naptu2:
I'll explain this again.

1) Western Line: The Western Line was the first line that was built by the Colonial Government. The primary reason for building it was to transport raw materials and agricultural goods like Al-Hassan Dantata's groundnuts from Kano to the port in Lagos.

The line begins at the Lagos Terminus in Iddo (there's also a branch line to the Apapa Port) and goes through Abeokuta, Ibadan, Ilorin, Kaduna and terminates in Kano. It is a narrow gauge line.


2) Eastern Line: The Eastern Line was primarily built to move coal from Enugu to the port at Port Harcourt. Port Harcourt was also built for the same reason (to serve as a port for the shipment of coal). Coal was shipped to Great Britain and to the power plant at Ijora in Lagos.

The Eastern Line was extended to Jos, to move tin from the tin mines there and it was also connected to the Western Line in Kaduna. The Government of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa extended the Eastern Line to Maiduguri. It is a narrow gauge line.

3) Central Line: The Central Line was constructed by the government of General Ibrahim Babangida. It was built to convey iron from the iron mines at Itakpe to the steel mill at Ajaokuta and to convey the steel from Ajaokuta to Warri Port. It is a standard gauge line. The line was not completed.


There have been plans to build new standard gauge lines on the western and eastern axis, along the same corridor as the old narrow gauge lines.

The government of President Goodluck Jonathan began the Kaduna-Abuja rail line on the Western Axis. The government of President Muhammadu Buhari completed it and also built the Lagos-Ibadan line on the Western axis. The Government is currently building the Kano-Kaduna leg of the Western Line. When that is completed, all that will be left is the Ibadan-Ilorin and Ilorin-Abuja segments of the line.


The Government of Muhammadu Buhari also completed the Warri-Itakpe Line (the Central Line). There are plans to extend it to Abuja.

The Muhammadu Buhari Administration had declared that it would focus on completing existing projects, rather than starting news ones and so it focused on completing the Western and Central Lines. There is also a plan to build a standard gauge Eastern Line (Port-Harcourt to Maiduguri) but that has not commenced yet (which has caused annoyance among people of the North-East and South-East).


There is a proposal to build a coastal line, from Lagos to Calabar, but it hasn't been built yet. Critics complain that the colonialists were only interested in exploiting resources from Nigeria, rather than giving Nigerians good infrastructure and that's why they built rail lines from the hinterland in the north, to the ports in the south. For example, the critics point out that if you want to go from Lagos to Enugu by rail, you'd first have to go all the way up to Kaduna, before you can get to Enugu.

When I heard this criticism back in the 1980s, I often asked, "So why haven't we built it? The colonialists have been gone since 1960, so why haven't we built a rail line from east to west? We can't keep blaming them".

naptu2:
The Buhari Administration began the Kaduna - Kano leg of the Western Line and the Tinubu Administration will finish it.

President Tinubu has gone to China to finalise the deal for the construction of the Ibadan - Ilorin and Ilorin - Abuja legs of the line.

The idea to build the Eastern and Western standard gauge lines was conceived during the administration of President Obasanjo. Yar'Adua did not follow through, but Goodluck Jonathan continued it.

The Central Line was conceived during the administration of President Shehu Shagari. It was started by the Babangida Administration and finished by the Buhari Administration. However, the Buhari Administration proposed that it should be extended to Abuja.

I'll tell you about Lord Harcourt later.

Lagos can do anything they like my governor is already embarking on Banana Rail Line project in my state.
After that we will build Monkey Rail Line ..

We mean business

Nice

Source1988:
Lagos is in a league of its own

It costs a lot of money to build a metro system.

If states started charging the kind of tax needed for the thing, people like you will chant poverty and tpain

Damnnn

Red video.

Very impressive

Are Chinese coming into Nigeria to invest or we are the ones investing in Chinese?

Let wait, see and hear what the developers will.say.

It's great to see the Lagos State Government actively conducting site visits for the Green Line Rail Project. This initiative will significantly enhance transportation and reduce congestion in the city. I'm looking forward to the positive impact it will have on commuters. For more updates on this project and other developments in Lagos, check out The Bureau Newspaper here

We must start


sit at home in Lagos ( Monday's)


Lagos is moving too much.

nairalanda1:
It costs a lot of money to build a metro system.

If states started charging the kind of tax needed for the thing, people like you will chant poverty and tpain

Always having excuses for failure. Meanwhile we have not heard about OTi infrastructure

Lagos moving forward.

Lagos EPA mi na....... Why always Lagos mean while one governor brought Julius Berger sign post, set up minimum wage committee to set modalities to raise minimum wage from 18k to 30k. Yet obedient don't want us to drink water drop cup

In terms of infrastructure, Lagos State is 50 years ahead of other states in Nigeria

BTW, this report is incomplete. I'm only seeing Sangotedo. Where will the project start, run through and end?

Ogun state left the WhatsApp group of good governance.

joseph1832:
Why can't the FG key into this, and make transport by train available allover the country.

I know NRC still have trains operating, but it doesn't go every, like road transport. It's even safer to transport goods by train track, rather by road all the time.

First step would be to privatise nrc. As long as it is a govt owned organization you will get poor performance. I am sure you remember how selling tickets is now a scam on its own

According to few people.


Lagos is no mans land.


Time will tell for them.

Treasure17:
Ogun state left the WhatsApp group of good governance.

No other state in Nigeria can afford to finance that project....only Lagos, Abuja and Akwa Ibom

O seun!

GloriousGbola:
First step would be to privatise nrc. As long as it is a govt owned organization you will get poor performance. I am sure you remember how selling tickets is now a scam on its own

If privatized, will people be able to pay private company price?

All these red, blue, and now green line. What's the difference?

Pickmycall:
Are Chinese coming into Nigeria to invest or we are the ones investing in Chinese?

Can any Nigeria construction company do it?

Ordinary 13 kilometers road awarded to still earth construction company own by kalu them never start the road but them don chop 50% of the money.

If china go deliver make them give them the contract.

Think, why is ITB and JB keep getting contract in Nigeria

It's because they deliver.

Do u know how many contract your governor don give indigenous company in your state and they fail to deliver, base on man no man