Lagos Red Line Rail Will Move 500,000 Commuters Daily When Fully Operational – Sanwo-Olu

Lagos Red Line Rail will move 500,000 commuters daily when fully Operational – Sanwo-Olu. 

He also revealed the completion of signing-off process for new Red Line rolling stocks to boost Red Line services. 

The governor said discussions were ongoing to extend the Red Line rail service further into neighbouring Ogun State.

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line will be able to move up to 500,000 passengers daily when fully operational, significantly boost mass transit capacity, with

Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the 159th meeting of the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) at Lagos House, Marina.

The Governor also revealed that the state had completed the signing-off process for new Red Line rolling stocks, adding that the Red Line Rail would be a major upgrade in capacity compared to the Blue Line.

“The beauty of the Red Line is that it is twice as large as the Blue Line. While the Blue Line operates four-car trains, the Red Line will run eight-car trains.

Sanwo-Olu takes delivery of new train sets to boost the operations of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red line train services.

“At full capacity, it will be able to move up to 500,000 passengers daily along the corridor from Agbado to Oyingbo,” he said.

The governor added that discussions were ongoing to extend the Red Line rail service further into neighbouring Ogun State to accommodate more commuters.

He recalled that additional rolling stock had earlier been procured for the Blue Line, noting that similar investments were being replicated on the Red Line to strengthen the state’s rail infrastructure.

Sanwo-Olu said the rail projects formed part of a broader multi-modal transport strategy aimed at improving mobility across Lagos.

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