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Africa: Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line Begins Full Passenger Operations on 27-Kilometer Route

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The Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line’s first phase, spanning 27 kilometers from Oyingbo to Agbado in Ogun State, with full passenger operations which began yesterday on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo made this known in a statement.

Mrs. Akinajo announced that daily train services on the Red Line will now begin at six o’clock in the morning from Agbado to Oyingbo.

READ: Africa: Lagos Unveils Green Line Rail Project to Boost Daily Passenger Capacity to Over 1 Million, Connecting Key Areas and Enhancing Mobility

She stated that the new timetable was the outcome of data gathered through the series of tests, including the non-fee-paying passengers.

According to her, the new timetable gives priority to the origin trips from Agbado where riders live and work at Ikeja, Oshodi, and Lagos Island.

She noted that for passengers whose journeys terminate on Lagos Island, buses would be available at the Oyingbo bus terminal for them to complete their journeys.”

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