A Blue Line ticket from Mile 2 to Marina costs less than ₦400. A BRT ticket from Okokomaiko to CMS, a few hundred metres from Marina, costs less than ₦500. On paper, that looks like two competi…
Read moreFor most commuters travelling into Lagos Island, the Blue Line rail is faster and more predictable, while the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network offers wider coverage and more frequent departures. …
Read moreSmart metro rail is central to how Lagos intends to meet its long-term mobility targets, but it is worth being precise about which plan sets those targets. The transport-specific goals — a seven…
Read moreWhat Is the Lagos Blue Line Phase 2, and Why Does It Matter Now? The Blue Line Phase 2 is not merely a rail extension. It is the completion of a 15-year infrastructure ambition that, when deli…
Read morePicture a Tuesday morning in Lagos. A commuter in Agbado, on the city's northwestern fringe, is deciding how to get to Ojota. By road, that journey — barely 20 kilometres — could swallow 9…
Read moreOn the morning of 4 September 2023, a train pulled out of Marina station elevated above the Lagos Lagoon and glided southwest along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway. It carried passengers in air-con…
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