President Tinubu To Inaugurate The First Phase Of The Lagos Red Line Today

President Tinubu to inaugurate the phase of the 37-kilometre Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line today.

The first phase of the Red Line stretches 27 kilometres from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in Lagos.

LAMATA boss project that this phase of the Lagos Red Line Rail will move about 500,000 passengers daily.

Travel time from Agbado to Oyingbo is just 40 minutes, a journey that can take more than two hours through the road.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday 29th February 2024 (today) perform the commissioning of the infrastructure for the first phase of the 37-kilometre Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line Rail Project.

The first phase of the Red Line stretches 27 kilometres from Agbado in Ogun State to Oyingbo in Lagos with eight stations at Agbado, lju, Agege, Ikeja, Oshodi, Mushin, Yaba and Oyingbo.

According to the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) :

“We have remained focused and worked conscientiously to deliver the Red Line. With the Red Line, people from far Agbado can travel to Oyingbo in just about 40 minutes, a journey that can take more than two hours through the road.”

“We project that this phase of the Red Line will move about 500,000
passengers daily. So we appeal to the people not to rush to enter the
train. The cabins have enough spaces to move more than 1000 people at a time,” she said.

The groundbreaking and commencement of civil works for the Red Line rail project started on 21st April 2021 and with the dedication, project management and monitoring, the infrastructure was completed with a 30-months window.

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