Lagos Blue rail line was inaugurated yesterday but its electrification process will take a month as the transport authority tests growing adoption

On Monday, the Lagos state government launched its blue line, a 27km intra-city line connecting Okokomaiko to Marina and the first light-rail system in the city. Governor Babajide Sanwoolu was one of first passengers on Monday on a light rail system that has only been partially delivered after its conception in 2008. Yet the blue line will still have to wait four weeks to be electrified while it is still in testing phase, said the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Presently, the train is pulled across its electric tracks with a diesel locomotive.

LAMATA told TechCabal that the situation is temporary. “What I don’t want us to be saying is that it is not electrified because people may want to run across the tracks,” Abimbola Akinajo, LAMATA’s Managing Director said. “The tracks are currently electrified.”

https://techcabal.com/2023/09/05/lagos-blue-rail/

All the best.

Then why the rush to commission it?
Using diesel for a light rail after 15 years

kombats:
Then why the rush to commission it?
Using diesel for a light rail after 15 years

The metro rail was commisioned to improve public transportation in the city. The decision to not electrify the tracks first is likely due to budgetary constraints and the need to get the system up and running quickly.

While you may view it as rushed, the government likely prioritized the need to alleviate traffic congestion and provide an alternative to private vehicles, which is the reason why the rail was commissioned in the first place. It's all about balancing practicality and expediency in the context of urban planning, innit?
Just givin my opinion!

kombats:
Then why the rush to commission it?
Using diesel for a light rail after 15 years

This is regulatory standard to get real data and settings right.

Rail accidents are usually fatal so you don't use human beings as Guinea pigs.

The electric field is very active so don't go there and touch it o, they will be using it gradually and optimise when the system has now fully gotten its data and systems aligned.

FreeStuffsNG:
This is regulatory standard to get real data and settings right.

Rail accidents are usually fatal so you don't use human beings as Guinea pigs.

The electric field is very active so don't go there and touch it o, they will be using it gradually and optimise when the system has now fully gotten its data and systems aligned.

Cable thieves are already planning on how to get themselves killed trying to steal cables from the lines.

Na foolish Obidafti fools like you claim the train was being push with hand now you have started. Idiot like you wey Dem suppose thoroughly with horse wipe.

kombats:
Then why the rush to commission it?
Using diesel for a light rail after 15 years

FreeStuffsNG:
This is regulatory standard to get real data and settings right.

Please can you quote where I can read more on this?

MTNnews:
Na foolish Obidafti fools like you claim the train was being push with hand now you have started. Idiot like you wey Dem suppose thoroughly with horse wipe.

Thank you sir.

kombats:

Please can you quote where I can read more on this?

Technical stuffs especially if you are not in that field, read here please
https://www.dnv.com/services/functional-safety-for-rail-industry-82739