Sanwo-Olu announces Red Line Rail Project commissioning date

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu,has announced that the Red Line Rail Project will be commissioned on February 29, 2024. The Red line is part of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) scheme. It is a 37 Kilometer rail route proposed to run from Agbado to Marina with 13 stations in Agbado, Iju, Agege, Ikeja, MMIA International, MMIA domestic, Oshodi, Mushin, Yaba, Ebute-Metta, Iddo, Ebute Ero, and Marina. Jubril Gawat, Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Sanwo-Olu via his official X account disclosed on Wednesday that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would be commissioning the project. The first phase of the rail project which is the Blue Line Rail began commercial operations on September 4, 2023 from Marina to Mile 2.