In pics: daily operation of Chinese-built light rail in Lagos, Nigeria

Passengers are pictured inside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Passengers are pictured inside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Passengers are pictured inside a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

A driver operates a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Passengers disembark a train at a station of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 2, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Staff members of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line attend a training program in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

People prepare to board a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Workers examine a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 1, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

Passengers are pictured at a station of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, on Dec. 2, 2024. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)

This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024 shows a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria. Started in July 2010 and accomplished in December 2022, the first phase of the LRMT Blue Line corridor project contracted by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. Spaning 13 km and covering five stations, this line kicked off its commercial operation in September 2023, and has been reckoned a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)