Lagos Red Line Rail To Commence Full Passenger Operations On 15th October 2024 – LAMATA

Lagos Red Line Rail to commence first fee-paying passenger trip on 15th October 2024, says LAMATA boss.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to lead his executive council members on the passenger operations launch.

The Red Line’s first phase spanning 27 kilometres has eight stations at Oyingbo, Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja, Agege, lju and Agbado.

The infrastructure for the Red Line was commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 29th February 2024.

The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced that full passenger operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line Rail would commence on Tuesday, 15th October 2024.

In a press release, LAMATA boss, Engr. Abimbola Akinajo, said that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will lead his executive council members on the passenger operations launch and ride with commuters on the first fee-paying passenger trip.

Speaking further, Akinajo stated that train services will commence daily from Agbado at 6.00 am, adding that the new timetable was the outcome of data gathered through the series of tests, including that for the non-fee-paying passengers.

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“The schedule for the train service has been adjusted with passenger movement commencing from 6.00am from Agbado. Before now, trips have emanated from Oyingbo at 9.00 am.”

“The first train therefore got to Agbado at 10.07 am. The adjusted timetable foreshadow upcoming commercial passenger operations commencing on Tuesday, 15th October 2024.”

Governor Sanwo-Olu had earlier revealed that the Red Line is expected to run 20 daily trips between Oyingbo and Agbado and carry over half a million (500,000) passengers per day once full passenger operation commences.

The Red Line’s first phase spanning 27 kilometres has eight stations at Oyingbo, Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja, Agege, lju and Agbado. The infrastructure for the Red Line was commissioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 29th February 2024.

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