Blue Line resumes operation, after fire incident.

Blue Line resumes operation, after fire incident.

By Fashina Shakiru

The Lagos Blue Rail has resumed passenger operations following a fire incident that disrupted train services on Saturday.

LAMATA spokesperson, Kolawole Ojelabi, disclosed this on Sunday that “the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced the resumption of passenger services on the Lagos Blue Line after operations were halted on Saturday, October 26, 2024, due to a fire triggered by a cable insulation failure”.

The resumption of passenger operations follows the replacement of the burnt power cable supplying electricity to the tracks. Engineers began repairs on Saturday evening, immediately after the fire was extinguished, clearing the DRUPS (Diesel Rotary Uninterruptible Power Supply) alarm and restoring power at the generation plant.

The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line from Marina to Mile 2 resumed passenger operations today after engineers restored power to the tracks,” the statement read in part.

It added, “The DRUPS (Diesel Rotary Uninterruptible Power Supply devices) alarm has been cleared, and power has been restored at the generation plant. Following the outage on Saturday, passenger operations were halted to allow engineers access to the tracks to replace the burnt power cable.”

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The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced the resumption of passenger services on the Lagos Blue Line after operations were halted on Saturday, October 26, 2024, due to a fire triggered by a cable insulation failure.

The disclosure was contained in a statement by LAMATA’s Head of Corporate Communication, Kolawole Ojelabi, as seen on the Authority’s official X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday evening.

The resumption of passenger operations follows the replacement of the burnt power cable supplying electricity to the tracks. Engineers began repairs on Saturday evening, immediately after the fire was extinguished, clearing the DRUPS (Diesel Rotary Uninterruptible Power Supply) alarm and restoring power at the generation plant.

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“The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line from Marina to Mile 2 resumed passenger operations today after engineers restored power to the tracks,” the statement read in part.

It added, “The DRUPS (Diesel Rotary Uninterruptible Power Supply devices) alarm has been cleared, and power has been restored at the generation plant. Following the outage on Saturday, passenger operations were halted to allow engineers access to the tracks to replace the burnt power cable.”

The statement highlighted that the Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to promptly addressing faults on the line to minimize disruptions and ensure seamless service for commuters.