30% Fare Reduction : LAMATA Releases New Fare Chart For Red Line

LAMATA releases new fares for Red Line, following the announcement of a 30 percent reduction in fares by LASG.

Rebate is aimed at encouraging wider adoption of the Red Line, to provide relief to commuters amidst current economic realities.

The 27-km Red Line, which commenced passenger operations on 15 Sept 2024, now operates nine trips a day.

The metro service has reduced travel times between Agbado and Oyingbo to just 55 minutes from close to three hours.

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has released the new fare chart for the Red Line, following the announcement of a 30 percent reduction in fares by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

Sanwo-Olu had on Tuesday February 17th announced that this rebate is aimed at encouraging wider adoption of the Red Line and providing some relief to commuters amidst current economic realities.

In a zoned-based fare system released by LAMATA, passengers taken train trips from Agbado-Oyingbo, Agbado-Yaba, Iju-Oyingbo and Iju-Yaba will now pay N1,000.

Passengers making a trip within Zone 1B (Oyingbo-Agege) and Zone 2B (Agbado-Mushin) will be charged only N750 while One Stop trip will cost N350.

New Red Line Fare Chart

ZONE 1

Ikeja-Oyingbo — N500

Ikeja-Oshodi — N350

Ikeja-Mushin — N500

Ikeja-Yaba — N500

Oshodi-Mushin — N350

Oshodi-Yaba — N500

Oshodi-Oyingbo — N500

Mushin-Yaba — N350

Mushin-Oyingbo — N500

Yaba-Oyingbo — N350

ZONE 1B

OYINGBO Agege — N750

ZONE 2

Agbado-Ikeja — N500

Agbado-Iju — N350

Agbado-Agege — N500

Iju-Agege — N350

Iju-Ikeja — N500

Agege-Ikeja — N350

ZONE 2B

Agbado-Oshodi — N750

Agbado-Mushin — N750

ZONE 1&2

Agbado-Oyingbo — N1000

Agbado-Yaba — N1000

Iju-Oyingbo — N1000

Iju-Yaba — N1000

The 27-km Red Line commenced passenger operations on 15 September 2024 with six trips daily but increased to nine trips a day on 10 February 2025. The metro service has reduced travel times between Agbado and Oyingbo to just 55 minutes from close to three hours.

• See Also : Agbado To Oyingbo : Red Line Train Service Increases Daily Morning Trips To Five, Starting February 10