Lagos-Ibadan Railway Service begin operations today

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the standard gauge railway service between Lagos and Ibadan would begin full operations on Tuesday.

This is according to a statement issued by the Lagos District Manager, Mr. Jerry Oche, in Lagos.

According to him, the Lagos-Ibadan Train Services will now be available in the mornings from Tuesday.

“The updated timetable for Tuesday to Friday is as follows: Lagos to Ibadan: 8:00 a:m from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alogo megi Ebute – Meta Lagos. Also, the train will take off from Ibadan to Lagos: 8:00 am from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.

“The train will take off from Lagos to Ibadan: 4:00 pm from Mobolaji Johnson Station Alagomji, while from Ibadan to Lagos: 4:00 pm from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.

“The standard gauge train schedule on Saturday from Lagos to Ibadan: 8:30 am from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alagomeji while the train will leave from Ibadan to Lagos: 8:30 am from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.

“For Saturday evening from Lagos to Ibadan: 6:00 pm from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alagomji, while the train will take off from Ibadan to Lagos: 6:00 pm from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya,” Oche said.

He said that the Alagomeji, Abeokuta, and Moniya were still the stop stations of the Lagos Ibadan Train Services.

Recall that President Buhari on June 10, formally inaugurated the $1.5 billion 157 kilometres Lagos—Ibadan standard gauge railway line in Lagos, which is the first double-track standard gauge rail in West Africa after several delays and setbacks.

Partial commercial train services had commenced on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line on December 7, 2020, with only Lagos, Ibadan and Abeokuta residents enjoying the train services. This is because other minor and major stations along that route were yet to be completed.