The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) says full passenger operations on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line will commence on October 15, 2024.

The LAMATA Managing Director, Abimbola Akinajo, made this known in a statement on Thursday, October 10.

Akinajo said Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu would lead his executive council members and other dignitaries on the passenger operations launch and ride with commuters on the first fee-paying passenger trip.

The LAMATA boss said the train services would commence daily from Agbado station at 6:00 a.m.

She stated: “Consequently, the schedule for the train service has been adjusted with passenger movement commencing from 6:00 a.m. from Agbado.

“Before now, trips have emanated from Oyingbo at 9:00 a.m. The first train therefore got to Agbado at 10:07 a.m.

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“The adjusted timetable foreshadows upcoming commercial passenger operations commencing on October 15.”

Akinajo said 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.

The LAMATA boss noted that buses would be available at the Oyingbo bus terminal for passengers whose journeys terminate on Lagos Island.

It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu inaugurated infrastructure for the Red Line on February 29.

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

The Star