The Lagos State Government has introduced plans to extend the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line to FESTAC, Alakija and Trade Fair, with three new stations scheduled to begin operations by the top of February 2027.
The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Abimbola Akinajo, disclosed this on the 2026 Media Parley organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, in accordance to a press release launched by the company on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
The extra stations will enhance the variety of operational stations on the Blue Line from 5 to eight, extending the prevailing Marina–Mile 2 rail service additional alongside the Lagos-Badagry hall.
LAMATA targets February 2027 enlargement
Akinajo defined that the deliberate enlargement would enhance entry to rail transportation for residents alongside the FESTAC–Alakija–Trade Fair hall, providing commuters another to street journey and strengthening connectivity between communities.
The three stations are anticipated to turn out to be operational within the first quarter of 2027, with the top of February set because the opening deadline.
- Beyond the rail enlargement, Akinajo disclosed that 4 Quality Bus Corridors (QBCs) had been approaching completion.
- Construction of the Marina and Mile 2 Interchange Hubs has additionally recorded substantial progress.
- The tasks type a part of efforts to combine rail and bus transportation, permitting commuters to join extra simply between totally different public transport companies.
The developments are anticipated to strengthen public transport connectivity as Lagos expands its rail community and supporting infrastructure.
Blue Line Phase II provides six stations
The Lagos Blue Line is a 27-kilometre standard-gauge electrical railway being developed by the state authorities via LAMATA to present another to street transportation in one in all Nigeria’s busiest cities.
Its first part, protecting roughly 13 kilometres between Marina and Mile 2, started industrial operations on September 4, 2023, with 5 stations at Marina, National Theatre, Iganmu, Alaba and Mile 2.
- The ongoing second part will add roughly 14 kilometres from Mile 2 to Okokomaiko, with six proposed stations at FESTAC, Alakija, Trade Fair, Volkswagen, Lagos State University (LASU) and Okokomaiko.
- The undertaking additionally gives for a depot of roughly 400,000 sq. metres at Okokomaiko, supposed to help practice upkeep and operations.
- The deliberate February 2027 opening will cowl the primary three stations on the extension, whereas the remaining stations type a part of the broader Phase II growth.
The opening of the three stations will extend passenger rail companies past Mile 2 as work continues on the remaining sections of the Blue Line’s second part.
Blue Line data eight million passengers
The enlargement comes as Lagos continues to develop rail transportation to scale back dependence on street journey and ease congestion alongside main commuter routes.
In July 2026, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), the undertaking’s technical accomplice, disclosed that the Blue Line had transported over eight million passengers in additional than 1,000 days of operation.
- CCECC additionally introduced the set up of the primary precast T-beam on Phase II, marking progress on the elevated buildings that can help the railway tracks.
- Beyond the Blue Line, Lagos State revised its Strategic Transport Master Plan in July 2026, rising the proposed rail community from six traces to 11 traces and one monorail.
- The expanded plan is meant to enhance mass transit protection and create a extra built-in public transportation community throughout the state.
The deliberate extension to FESTAC, Alakija and Trade Fair varieties a part of the state’s broader effort to develop rail connectivity and enhance public transportation throughout Lagos.
