Commuters along the Agbado–Oyingbo transit corridor are set for significant relief following the arrival of three additional train sets, totaling 24 passenger coaches, destined for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line system.
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed the development, noting that offloading operations for the newly delivered rolling stock have formally commenced.
Each of the three eight-coach train configurations is built to carry up to 2,000 passengers in a single journey, vastly expanding the operational throughput and haulage capacity of the urban rail network.
The procurement, executed with the backing of the Federal Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is positioned to substantially slash commuter wait times.
LAMATA plans to integrate the additional capacity to operate more frequent scheduled services across peak and off-peak travel windows along the heavily trafficked corridor.
The Governor further reaffirmed the administration’s timeline to deploy the new train sets into active commercial passenger operations before the end of the year.
The deployment forms part of the state’s broader multimodal transport infrastructure agenda, which aims to integrate rail, road, and inland waterways to unclog the metropolis and support economic mobility across the state.
