{"id":165825,"date":"2025-06-05T20:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail"},"modified":"2025-06-05T21:37:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:37:44","slug":"lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail","title":{"rendered":"Lagos govt receives three new train sets for Blue Line Rail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Lagos State Government has announced the arrival of three additional train sets, comprising 12 coaches, for the Blue Line Rail project.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known via his official X handle on Thursday, stating the positive impact the new coaches will have on commuters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWe have taken delivery of three brand-new train sets of 12 coaches in total for the Lagos Blue Line Rail,\u201d Sanwo-Olu stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a step forward in our efforts to make the daily commute in Lagos less stressful and more reliable. We\u2019re not stopping here. Work is ongoing to extend the Blue Line all the way to Okokomaiko, and we\u2019re aiming to finish that by 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor described the development as a major leap toward transforming the state\u2019s transportation landscape and expressed gratitude to residents for their continued patience and support. \u201cThank you to the people of Lagos for their patience and hope,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Line, which commenced operations on September 4, 2023, initially ran 12 daily trips. Following a temporary suspension announced on October 11, 2023, the service resumed shortly after with an increased frequency of 54 daily trips.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Lagos State Government has announced the arrival of three additional train sets, comprising 12 coaches, for the Blue Line Rail project. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this known via his official X handle on Thursday, stating the positive impact the new coaches will have on commuters. \u201dWe have taken delivery of three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":165823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[17683,206,254],"class_list":["post-165825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-blue-line-rail","tag-lagos","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Lagos govt receives three new train sets for Blue Line Rail - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Lagos State Government has announced the arrival of three additional train sets, comprising 12 coaches, for the Blue ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lagos govt receives three new train sets for Blue Line Rail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Lagos State Government has announced the arrival of three additional train sets, comprising 12 coaches, for the Blue ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-06-05T19:04:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-05T20:37:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1749143327.493997.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"958\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Lagos govt receives three new train sets for Blue Line Rail\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-06-05T19:04:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-05T20:37:44+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail\"},\"wordCount\":207,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/06\/sm_1749143327.493997.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Blue Line Rail\",\"Lagos\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/lagos-govt-receives-three-new-train-sets-for-blue-line-rail\",\"name\":\"Lagos govt receives three new train sets for Blue Line Rail - 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