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LAGOS-IBADAN FAST SPEED TRAIN NOW FOUR TRIPS DAILY

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The frequency of the Lagos - Ibadan passenger rain service shall increase from one  to two round trips per day from Monday, June 14, 2021. A release from the public relations department of Nigerian Railway Corporation also showed that the train shall not be originating from Obafemi Awolowo Station, Moniya-Ibadan only but also from theMobolaji Johnson Station, Alagomeji-Lagos.  What this means is that there will be morning and evening trips from both ends.  The scheduled departure time for the morning trips from Mondays to Fridays is 8.00 am while the departure time for the evening trip is 4.00 pm.   There is a slight difference in the week end trips schedule. Departure on Saturday mornings is 08.30 while the evening trip is 18.00 hours(6.00) from Ibadan and Lagos.     The release also revealed that Agege, Kajola, Olodo   and Papalanto are now the stop stations of the Lagos Ibadan Train Services.This is going to be a cheery news to prospective c...
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PMB LIVE IN LAGOS; FLAGS OFF LAGOS-IBADAN STANDARD RAILWAY

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  President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) indeed on Thursday, June 10,2021 flagged off  commercial operations of Lagos-Ibadan railway project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Metta, Lagos.  The president described the feat ‘‘as another milestone in the drive of this Administration to revitalize the railway system and establish it as a choice mode of transportation for both passengers and freight.’’ PMB noted that the Lagos- Ibadan 156 kilometres line “ establishes an end-to-end logistic supply chain in railway transport within its short corridor, … as goods to the hinterland would now be transported by rail directly from the Apapa P ort Quayside straight to the Inland Container Depot located in Ibadan from where it can be distributed to other parts of the country. ” He   further said that his administration has embarked on the completion of the outstanding segment of the Lagos – Kano railway, which is Ibadan – Kano. According to him, ‘‘ t he Lagos – ...
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LAGOS-IBADAN STANDARD GAUGE LINE FOR PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONING

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  ·          Train frequency to increase ·          Inauguration to mark commencement of movement of containers from Apapa Port to Ibadan on standard gauge track ·          Train speed to increase   The Lagos-Ibadan 156 kilometres Standard Gauge Line is set for presidential inauguration today Thursday, June 10, 2021. President Muhammadu Buhari , GCFR is expected to be physically present to perform the inauguration at the at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Lagos. “We are not sure he will personally come to commission the project. It might also be a virtual commissioning like that of Agbor and Kano although the programme says president arrives tomorrow to commission” A source in Nigerian Railway Corporation said. The expectation of a presidential presence in Lagos might be realized after all, as air crafts were seen yesterday, Wednesday ho...
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