By Moses Akaigwe
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Tuesday, led key officials from the Ministry of Transportation on a non-fee paying ride aboard the Redline Rail.
This was part of the on-going trial phase of the Redline Rail project by the ministry.
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.
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.
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, Hon. Toyin Aremu and Directors in the Ministry of Transportation amongst others.