Red line rail
10 Feb
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced an expansion of the Red Line train service to improve rail transportation along the Agbado-Oyingbo corridor. In a statement on its X handle, LAMATA confirmed that the enhanced schedule will commence on Monday, February 10, 2025, featuring more frequent trips during peak hours. “The Red Line…
11 Dec
Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has linked the recent suspension of red line rail operation to mechanical faults. Spokesperson for the agency, Mr Kola Ojelabi, in a chat with The Guardian, said the line is having a mechanical issue that is why it’s not operating.
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The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, officially unveiled the LMRT Red Line for commercial operations on Tuesday. Speaking on the project, the governor said this is the second rail system to become operational in less than two years in the state. The 27-kilometre Red Line has eight stations at Oyingbo, Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja,…
1 Sep 2024
The Lagos State Government has officially kicked off the Red Line Rail with invitational passenger operations. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced this in a statement on his official X account on Sunday evening. Sanwo-Olu said the achievement represents a major advancement in reshaping public transportation in Lagos, bringing residents closer to a modern, efficient, and interconnected…
28 Aug 2024
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has announced that the Lagos Mass Transit Red Line Rail will begin partial operations today, Wednesday, August 28. The Red Line Rail is one of the six rail lines and one monorail prescribed for Lagos in her Strategic Transport Master Plan. LAMATA spokesperson, Kolawole Ojelabi, in a statement…
14 Mar 2024
Residents of Ojokoro in Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to build more pedestrian bridges on the Red Line Rail corridor.
10 Mar 2024
Given the mass of people commuting daily from one part of the city to another and considering its megacity status, Lagos is undoubtedly overdue for an efficient intermodal transport system. In the last two administrations, there have been attempts to make intermodal transportation work.
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