Price cut, more trips on Lagos Blue Rail Line

Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line will from today upscale the number of trips from 54 to 72 per day. The current schedule for Sunday operations remains unchanged.

Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, an engineer; announced at the weekend that Blue Line train riders would travel between Marina and Mile 2 in just about 18 minutes, instead of the previous travel time of 25 minutes.

The implication is that there will be a train every 18 minutes both ways, thus allowing commuters to plan their trips.

Besides, Akinajo announced 25 per cent discount fare for commuters travelling within the off-peak period set at 10am and 4pm daily.

The new train schedule is expected to reduce journey times, encourage more riders to use the train system off-peak periods and reduce transport spending.

The new timetables are said to be available on LAMATA website, stations and its social media handles.

The Blue Line began passenger operation on September 4, 2023 and has moved close to two million passengers.

On July 24, regulatory agency – Lagos Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (LAMATA), spoke of a plan to  kick-off a trial run on the corridor.

LAMATA’s Director of Rail Services, Olasunkanmi Okusaga, told reporters during a parley at Providence Hotel, Ikeja, that the trial run will be on for two months.