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Pres Buhari Commissions First Phase Of Lagos Blue Rail Line (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the 13- kilometre metro line first phase of the Lagos Blue Rail Line (Marina-Mile 2) on Tuesday.
The Blue Line is expected to be 27 kilometre long, connecting Okokomaiko to Marina.
Mr Buhari, who is on a two-day visit to Lagos, had commissioned the rice mill and Lekki Deep Sea Port on the first day of the visit on Monday.
The president was accompanied to the event at Marina Train Station, in the Outer Marina area of the state, by the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Minister of information, Lai Muhammed; the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun and many other dignitaries.
The elevated train network was proposed in 1983 during the Second Republic administration of Governor Lateef Jakande but the construction was only flagged off 20 years later in 2003.
The construction was undertaken by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company, a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation.
The elevated train network was proposed in 1983 during the Second Republic administration of Governor Lateef Jakande but the construction was only flagged off 20 years later in 2003.
The construction was undertaken by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company, a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation.
He said that the fare has not been decided. When asked the cost of the project, he directed this reporter to the state ministry of finance.
The train is expected to ease traffic in the often gridlocked metropolis.
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