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Red Line Rail Starts Operations Ahead of Christmas

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The Lagos Red Line Rail has commenced partial passenger operations as part of a test run for the new rail project.

According to a statement released by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Red Line will operate four daily trips between Oyingbo and Agbado.

The service starts from Oyingbo at 8:30 am and will be making a stop at Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja, Agege, and Iju before arriving at Agbado by 9:37 am.

Below is the trip schedule:

AM Trip 1: Oyingbo (8:30), Yaba (8:37), Mushin (8:45), Oshodi (8:54), Ikeja (9:05), Agege (9:15), Iju (9:27), Agbado (9:37).
AM Trip 2: Agbado (10:30), Iju (10:37), Agege (10:49), Ikeja (10:59), Oshodi (11:10), Mushin (11:19), Yaba (11:27), Oyingbo (11:37).
PM Trip 1: Oyingbo (12:40), Yaba (12:47), Mushin (12:55), Oshodi (13:04), Ikeja (13:15), Agege (13:25), Iju (13:37), Agbado (13:47).
PM Trip 2: Agbado (14:50), Iju (14:57), Agege (15:09), Ikeja (15:19), Oshodi (15:30), Mushin (15:39), Yaba (15:47), Oyingbo (15:57).

This partial operation aims to assess the Red Line’s safety, reliability, and efficiency.

Once fully operational, the Red Line is projected to run 20 trips daily and transport about 500,000 passengers per day.

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