The Lagos State Government has confirmed the readiness of the $135million Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line.
Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, confirmed this after he led key officials from the Ministry of Transportation on a non-fee-paying ride aboard the Redline Rail.
The journey, which took place between Ikeja and Agbado, 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 percent success rate.
In a statement posted on its X handle on Thursday, the Lagos State government said, the 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.
It said, 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.
It revealed that the return journey from Agbado commenced at 2:50 PM, with the train reaching Ikeja at 3:19 PM.
Key officials who joined the Commissioner on the exercise include the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olawale Musa; the Managing Director of LAMATA, Engr. Abimbola Akinajo; the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Transportation, Hon. Toyin Aremu; and Directors in the Ministry of Transportation, amongst others.
