₦airaland Forum

The Lagos Green Line Rail Project, part of Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Mega-Cities Light Rail Project, continues its journey towards full realisation with a number of milestones met.

It will have 10 stations. These stations will be located at: Marina, Victoria Island, Lekki 1, Ajah, Lekki 2, Ogombo, Elepetu, Eluju, Lekki Airport, and Lekki Free Trade Zone.

In the joint presentation of the progress report and current status by the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) and the Chinese Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, the milestones already met were outlined, while the next steps were clearly laid out.

So far, some of the project’s progress highlights include:

1. Completion of the Tripartite MOU signing by MOFI, Lagos State Government, and CHEC (2024).

2. Completion of site investigation, data analysis, and research work by the CHEC team (2024).

3. Completion of the Feasibility Study Report (2024).

4. Completion of MOFI’s application to include the project in the Federal Government’s 2025 borrowing plan (2024).

5. Inclusion of the project in the 2025 Federal Budget, with approval of NGN 196 billion (2025).

6. Preliminary approval granted for the Feasibility Study Report by MOFI and the Lagos State Government (2025).

The Lagos Green Light Rail Project will be an estimated 69.7 km metro rail route that will run between the Lekki Free Trade Zone and Marina, with a direct link and station at the proposed Lekki International Airport. The Green Line is a crucial component of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) network, which is part of the Strategic Transport Master Plan (STMP) for Lagos State. It is also part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit that includes six (6) rail lines and one (1) monorail.

As part of the Renewed Hope Mega-Cities Light Rail Project, it will form part of strategic modern national rail infrastructure investments that will help propel Nigeria’s economic growth through the facilitation of ease of movement of people and goods across the country.

We are grateful to Mr. President for his rail modernization initiative, as part of his broader transportation modernization vision, particularly as this serves as a vehicle for economic transformation.

MightySparrow:
Southern regions are developing; Northern regions are destroying.


Allahu Akbar.

hakinamor:
Lagos is ahead others follow

J2ff:
This is cool but the flyover from VGC to freedom way needs to be continued and finished swiftly please! 3rd to comment

J2ff:
This is cool but the flyover from VGC to freedom way needs to be continued and finished swiftly please! 3rd to comment

Sheuns:
Why can’t the blue line extend to Badagry?

If you decide to build an orange line from Ogun state to Lagos. I see no reason why the blue line should not reach Badagry.

naptu2:
The Blue Line will reach Badagry eventually. The issue is money. If you give them money, they'll make it happen faster.

SmartPolician:
Eti-Osa didn't vote for APC so they abandoned the project

All Nigerian politicians are petty!

Sheuns:
I think they should channel the money they want to use for other lines to finish up the red and blue lines first then they can begin others.

That was the initial plan by Fashola. I wonder why this governor is taking up so many projects that’ll eventually be abandoned.

The blue line ought to have been completed long ago but dragged on for decades and it’s still not gone past mile 2.

Face 1 thing and complete it before embarking on others.

They budgeted billions of dollars and took several loans for the blue line and now you’re complaining for them that there’s no money?

Chimaokigwe:
They abandoned the bridge but completed the Abraham Adesanya to Eleko Expressway?

You really should stick to your sit at home nonsense and stay out of matters above your IQ.

naptu2:
That was not the original plan of Fashola and that doesn't make sense.

They are making more impact by doing bits of the Blue Line, Red Line and Green Line first.

People in the Orile area are feeling the impact of government, people in the Agege area are feeling the impact of government, etc. It is not concentrated in one area.


For example, right now on the other thread, someone is complaining that there is no rail line to Ikorodu. He says that the Blue Line serves Badagry area, but no line to Ikorodu and Ikorodu is being neglected.


I'm enjoying the drama, perhaps both of you should talk.

SmartPolician:
I'm writing about the real Eti-Osa and you are talking about Eleko Expressway. What's the connection?

BTW, you should consider dropping your fake Igbo moniker and start using a Taiwo or Kehinde instead before spilling trash.

Sheuns:
My point is simple. Finish one project 100% before embarking on pipe dreams.

You and I know that the other 5 or 4 lines won’t manifest and if started will take decades to complete.

The ikorodu line the guy mentioned is valid, it is more important than the line running from redemption camp to Marina.

Do you know the blue line isn’t used much by people living around Orile?

nairalanda1:
Lagos has the revenue to do such projects.

Most other states would have to take loans to do what Lagos is doing.

Even then, Lagos took 15 years to do two lines out of seven. 15 years. It's because the cost was too much.

nairalanda1:
Lagos has the revenue to do such projects.

Most other states would have to take loans to do what Lagos is doing.

Even then, Lagos took 15 years to do two lines out of seven. 15 years. It's because the cost was too much.