What is the difference between the Red and Blue Line rail?

Since the launch of the Red and Blue Line rails, thousands of Lagosians have turned to the train system as an alternative to road transport. At Iju Station on a recent weekday morning, passengers queued for the Red Line heading toward Oyingbo. The seats were already filled with commuters from Agbado. 

“This train has always been full since last year, which is to tell you how much people prefer using it, especially people from Agbado,” a commuter Alhaja Fatima Adebola told Ikeja Record.

Alhaja Adebola hasn't boarded the Blue Line rail as she lives in Iju-Ishaga. However, she has heard so much about it and how it is almost like the Red Line rail.

Both the Red Line and Blue Line were developed under the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) scheme to modernise public transport. While they serve a similar purpose to ease movement across the state, their routes, features, and commuter experience reveal some clear differences.

In this brief explainer, Ikeja Record examines the similarities and differe…