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What is the latest update on Lagos’ Red Line Rail Project?

According to Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the trials will include four trips per day, with two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

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If you are planning on getting around Lagos from Agbado to Oyingbo, you can hop on the red rail line, as the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has commenced trial runs, expected to last 4-6 weeks. 

According to Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the trials will include four trips per day, with two in the morning and two in the afternoon.

Gawat further shared that the train will carry various groups of passengers to provide feedback on their experiences before the full passenger operations begin in the last quarter of the year, with a schedule of 20 trips per day.

More about the Red Line Project

On February 29, President Bola Tinubu commissioned the 37-kilometer Red Line rail system in Lagos, Nigeria.

The RedLine Rail, a pivotal part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit system, is set to debut as the fastest train in Africa, boasting an impressive speed of 330 km/h.

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