Three stations and connecting guideway of Phase 1a were constructed and one vehicle was delivered but the line never went into operation and development stopped in 2016.

[4] The planned construction included two phases The overall distance from Sharks Park to Waterlines was to be 5.4 km (3.4 mi).

The design operating capacity for Phase 1A is 1,200 passengers per hour with the single vehicle providing a shuttle service along the route.

With a maximum operating speed of 70 km/h (43 mph), estimated train travel between end stations was 8 minutes of Phase 1a.

The Government of Rivers State had in February 2013 announced that phase 1A and 1B of the monorail system would be completed during September that year.

[10] In June 2015, newly elected Rivers State Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike announce that the project would be reviewed.