The new line in Lagos, Nigeria, could cut journey times to 25 minutes from gridlocked ordeals lasting up to three hours.
Lagos’s first light-rail system.
Photographer: Benson Ibeabuchi/BloombergNigeria’s gridlocked commercial hub of Lagos started operating its first light-rail system on Monday, 12 years after it first planned to start ferrying riders.
Construction of the 13-kilometer (8 mile) line began in 2009 with services slated to start in 2011, but funding constraints for the 100 billion-naira ($132 million) project delayed the plan. The line built by China Civil Engineering Construction Corp. was opened by Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday and will carry 150,000 passengers daily, according to Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority.
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