The Lagos State Government has reiterated that the much awaited redline rail system will commence full passenger operations very soon.
The State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this on Wednesday, when he led key officials from the ministry on a non-fee paying ride aboard the redline rail.
As part of the ongoing trial phase, the journey, which took place between Ikeja and Agbado, Osiyemi said marked a significant milestone in the testing process.
“For the past six weeks, the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, has conducted test runs without passengers, achieving a 90 per cent success rate.
“This current phase, involving non-fee paying passengers, aims to study passenger behaviour along the corridor and provide LAMATA with valuable insights to fine-tune the operations before the official launch of passenger services,” Osiyemi explained.
The train arrived at Ikeja Train Station at approximately 1:19 PM, boarding passengers before making brief stops at Agege and Iju stations, and ultimately arriving at Agbado Train Station at 1:47 PM.
The return journey from Agbado commenced at 2:50 PM, with the train reaching Ikeja at 3:19 PM.
Among the key officials who joined the Commissioner on the exercise were; the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olawale Musa; the Managing Director of LAMATA, Engr. Abimbola Akinajo, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Transportation,Toyin Aremu and Directors in the Ministry of Transportation amongst others.
