Lagos State Signs MoU With Chinese Firm For Green Line Rail Mass Transit Project

The Lagos State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to bring the Green Line Rail mass transit project to fruition.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu shared the development on Thursday in a statement on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, saying, “Lagos, yet another Metro line? Absolutely! The Green Line Metro is here. Today, we signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Finance Incorporated and China Harbour Engineering Company to bring this ambitious project to life.”

The Green Line is a 68-kilometre rail line that is designed to run from the Lekki Free Zone to Marina, with a connection to the Blue Line at Marina. It will serve key areas like Victoria Island, Lekki, and Ajah, transforming the transport infrastructure of Lagos.

“This rail line is projected to carry over 500,000 passengers daily at launch, rising to over a million as demand grows,” Sanwo-Olu noted.

He added, “With the Ministry of Finance Incorporated and CHEC leading the design, financing, and operation, the Green Line will redefine public transport in Lagos.”

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has laid out six different rail lines as part of its Strategic Transport Masterplan, each named by a colour, including the Green Line, Red Line, and Blue Line, the latter already partially operational.

The governor emphasised that the Green Line will complement the existing lines to form the backbone of Lagos’ Strategic Transport Masterplan and improve connectivity in the city.

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