MY FIRST TIME BOARDING A TRAIN (LAGOS BLUE RAIL LINE) LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

The Lagos Blue Line was built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corp (CCECC) and this links the mainland part of the city to Lagos Island.

On September 4, 2023, Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu officially opened the Blue Rail transit for public use.

The Blue Line is an electric LRT i.e. Light Rail transit line that runs within Lagos State, Nigeria for now. It is important to note that no level crossings and uncontrolled access by pedestrians or vehicles is allowed and security has been provided to prevent vandalism.

There are five stops, namely Marina, National Theatre, Iganmu, Alaba, and Mile 2; while it extend the tracks to Okokomaiko from Marina in-between, we have LASU, Volkswagen, Trade Fair, Alakija, Festac, Mile 2, Alaba, Igamu, National Theatre which makes a total of 13 stations.

I bought the Cowry card N500 and paid N375 each from Mile 2 to Marina and Marina to Mile 2 = N1250

Advantages
1. It’s comfortable – you can relax, sleep, or work on the go.
2. Less time is spent while commuting because of no traffic jam.
3. It’s Affordable – equivalent to bus fare
4. It’s Often Faster Than travelling By Bus
5. Trains Are Usually Reliable

Disadvantages
1. It can feel long and exhausting.
2. You might experience train problems, be it electrical or otherwise
3. Risk of theft, and you can’t be rescued while on motion

My Reviews
1. I feel the government. can do better by bringing down the fare slightly below the prices for bus transportation
2. Also, it will be nice if the management can create avenues where the boarding of passengers will be done orderly.

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