SuccessfulLaunchofLagosRedLineRailProjectMarksHigh-Quality"BeltandRoad"Cooperation_GuangmingOnlineSuccessfulLaunchofLagosRedLineRailProjectMarksHigh-Quality"BeltandRoad"CooperationOnFebruary29,2024,atraindepartsfromtheIkejaStationoftheLagosLightRailRedLine.(ProvidedbyChinaConstruction)LAGOS-OnFebruary29,2024,NigerianPresidentBolaTinubuandChineseAmbassadortoNigeriaCuiJianchunattendedtheinaugurationceremonyofPhaseIoftheLagosRedLineRailprojectandwitnessedthesigningoftheagreementforPhaseII.About500people,includingLagosStateGovernorBabajideSanwo-Olu,FederalMinisterofTransportationSa'iduAhmedAlkali,relevantofficialsfromNigeriangovernmentdepartments,ConsulGeneralofChinainLagosYanYuqing,andLiuWeimin,ChairmanofChinaCivilEngineering,theprojectcontractor,werepresentattheceremony.PresidentBolaTinubu(Secondfromleft)ofNigeriainauguratesPhaseIoftheLagosRedLineRailprojectonFebruary29,2024.(ProvidedbyChinaConstruction)ThisprojectisthesecondlightraillineundertakenbyCCECCinLagosfollowingtheBlueLine.StartingfromtheOyingboStationandendingattheAgbadoStation,therouteisapproximately26.5kilometerslong,with2kilometersofnewconstruction,8stationsalongtheroute,and4publicoverpasses,allbuiltwithChinesetechnicalstandards.PhototakenonFebruary29,2024,showsaLagosRedLinetrain.(ProvidedbyChinaConstruction)PresidentTinubustatedthattheNigeriangovernmentisgraduallyfulfillingitscommitmenttodevelopingandimprovingnationalinfrastructure.TheRedLineRailisanothersignificanttransportationandlivelihoodprojectinNigeriafollowingtheBlueLineRail,aimedatfurtherimprovingintra-citytransportationinLagos.TheRedLineRailwillserveasacornerstoneinLagos'endeavortobecomeagloballyoutstandingcity.AmbassadorCuicongratulatedtheofficiallaunchofPhaseIoftheRedLineRail.HeexpressedgratitudetotheNigeriansidefortheirconsistenttrustinChineseenterprises,emphasizingthatthesuccessoftheRedLinelightrailprojectisinseparablefromtheexcellentleadershipoftheNigeriangovernment.ChinaandNigeriahavejointlyrealizedaseriesofmajorprojectssuchastheLekkiDeepSeaPort,theLagos-IbadanRailway,andtheLagosInternationalAirportTerminal.“TheRedLinelightrailprojectisanotherbenchmarkprojectofpragmaticcooperationbetweenChinaandNigeria,"AmbassadorCuisaid."Weareproudtohavepersonallywitnesseditscompletionandinauguration.”Sincethestartoftheproject,theprojectteamhascarefullyplanned,scientificallyorganized,adaptedtolocalconditions,andtakenmultiplemeasurestoadvanceprogress,improvequality,andincreaseefficiency.TheopeningoftheLagosRedLineRailisnotonlyalong-awaitedeventforthepeopleofLagos,butalsoanewmilestoneinfriendlycooperationbetweenChinaandNigeriaandthehigh-qualityconstructionofthe"BeltandRoad"Initiative.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.