At exactly 5:20pm on Tuesday, Lagos Red Line rail departed at Platform 2 in Oyingbo Station for Agbado — a suburb at Lagos boundary line. The inaugural ride kicked off the train’s commercial operations, seven months after the rail infrastructure was completed and commissioned.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu arrived at the Station at 5:00pm amid jubilation by members of the public, invited to take the ride. Also joining the Governor in the ride were members of the State cabinet, lawmakers, corporate executives, journalists and the public.
The Governor personally made the boarding announcement, after which the train service commenced. Four minutes later, the train arrived at Yaba Station, with some passengers disembarking to connect the Last Mile transport service to their destinations.
The train stopped at Mushin, before heading to Oshodi and Ikeja where Sanwo-Olu alongside his entourage disembarked. The journey took 34 minutes from Oyingbo to Ikeja.
