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==== Metro rail ==== [[File:Mile2station-best.jpg|thumb|Station "Mile 2", current terminus station of the blue line, phase 1]] The first section, or phase, of the rapid transit system, the [[Lagos Light Rail]], has been operational since February 2023.<ref>{{Citation |title=WATCH: Exclusive Clips From The Lagos Blue Rail Line ๐ | date=8 April 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHfu-7-YF-c |access-date=30 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Train Trip On The New Lagos Metro {{!}}{{!}} My Blue Line Rail Experience {{!}}{{!}} Test-Ride On The Lagos Metro | date=2 April 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hqr9YqrBGBA |access-date=30 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The "Blue Line" runs between Mile 2 and Marina (East-west axis). The extension towards Okokomaiko and the "Red Line" are under construction,<ref>{{Citation |title=Oyingbo Train Station & Overpass Construction Progress {{!}}{{!}} Lagos Redline Rail Project | date=17 June 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA4NrnbFdL0 |access-date=30 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> The red line will run between [[Ifako-Ijaiye|Agbado]] and Marina (Northโsouth axis). There are plans for more light rail lines:<ref>{{Cite web |last=TrekLondon |date=2 September 2023 |title=Lagos Metro Rail: A Detailed Exposition of the City's Rails |url=https://treklondon.co.uk/lagos-metro-rail/ |access-date=10 September 2023 |website=TrekLondon UK |language=en-GB}}</ref> * The green line (Marina to Lekki),<ref>{{Citation |title=The $400m Lagos Rail Mass Transit Green Line {{!}} All Info About The Upcoming Project | date=15 February 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4L2mlH3G7g |access-date=30 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref> * the yellow line (Otta/airport to Iddo), * the purple line (Redeem to Ojo), * The brown line (Mile 12 to Marina) and * the orange line (Redeem to Marina).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blackborderbuild.weebly.com/4/post/2015/06/lagos-ogun-state-rail-lines-update-map.html|title=Lagos & Ogun State Rail Lines (Update & Map)|website=Blackborderbuild.weebly.com|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref> At the beginning of 2024, it was announced that the Lagos suburban railway had transported 583,000 passengers in its first four months. This would make it the largest inner-city rail service provider in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Iamgbolahan โ YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkxcv5D2bksVIdZo87gpXJOmdcoAdqtlP5t |access-date=20 January 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rohde |first=Michael |title=World Metro Database - metrobits.org |url=https://mic-ro.com/metro/table.html |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=mic-ro.com |language=en}}</ref> On 14 February 2024, Governor [[Babajide Sanwo-Olu|Sanwo-Olu]] announced that the Red Line between [[Ifako-Ijaiye|Agbado]] and Oyingbo would be inaugurated on 29 February 2024 in the presence of Nigerian President [[Bola Tinubu|Tinubu]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Akoni |first=Olasunkanmi |date=14 February 2024 |title=Lagos: Tinubu to inaugurate Red Line Rail project Feb 29 |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2024/02/lagos-tinubu-to-inaugurate-red-line-rail-project-feb-29/ |access-date=15 February 2024 |website=Vanguard}}</ref>
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