Sanwo-Olu Announces 30% Reduction In Red Line Fare, Agbado To Oyingbo Now N1000 From N1500

Sanwo-Olu announces 30% reduction in Red Line fare to provide some relief to commuters amidst current economic realities.

With the new fare, a trip between Agbado and Oyingbo will now be N1000 as against N1500 before the announcement.

Red Line commenced passenger operations on 15 Sept 2024 with six trips daily but increased to nine trips a day on 10 Feb 2025.

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced a 30 percent reduction in the fare of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line, bringing a trip between Agbado and Oyingbo to N1000 as against N1500 before the announcement.

Sanwo-Olu, who made this commissioning of the newly constructed Abule Egba Bus Terminal, said this rebate, is aimed at encouraging wider adoption of the Red Line and providing some relief to commuters amidst current economic realities.

“We have looked at the numbers and have therefore decided to have a 30 per cent reduction on the fare paid on the Red Line. This means that a trip from Agbado to Oyingbo will now cost N1000.”

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“Today because it is about transportation, we’ve done our numbers we feel good and so I want to announce that today we’re reducing fares on our Red Line immediately, we will be doing a 30% reduction to bring down the price from N1500 to N1000,” the Governor said.

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.

The 30 percent reduction in the fare of the Red Line comes a day after the Lagos State Government, through the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), effected an eighteen (18%) percent increase in BRT bus fares.

In a statement on its social media platforms last Friday, LAMATA cited the increase in the cost of operations and the need to keep the buses running as the reason for the increase in transportation fares.

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