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Lagos Rail Mass Transit Purple Line

Sector: Rail • Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Source: Railways Africa

Project
Planned

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is collaborating with the Lagos State Government through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to develop an additional rail line and expand the capacity of the existing rail system. This initiative follows a recent pitch for investment on the 60-kilometre Lagos Rail Mass Transit Purple Line at the AfDB Investment Forum in Morocco.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Rail, Mass Transit, Government
Location
Lagos, Nigeria
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Railways Africa

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The project “Lagos Rail Mass Transit Purple Line” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Railways Africa.

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) is collaborating with the Lagos State Government through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) to develop an additional rail line and expand the capacity of the existing rail system. This initiative follows a recent pitch for investment on the 60-kilometre Lagos Rail Mass Transit Purple Line at the AfDB Investment Forum in Morocco.

Original sector

Transport

Location

Country

Nigeria

State

Lagos

City

Lagos

Source

Source

Railways Africa

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Record type

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Sector

Rail, Mass Transit, Government

Article published date

2025-01-21

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