Lagos Governor To Commission Two Speed Trains For Red Line Rail Project
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, visited Milwaukee in the United States on Tuesday to finalize the purchase of two of Talgo’s Series 8 train sets for the Red Line rail project in Lagos State. NAIRA METRICS reports.
In a statement by the governor, the two new trains were originally intended to merge Madison and Milwaukee in the United States but are now headed for Lagos State. jamb results
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The Red Line is a 37 km track with 11 stations, and if launched, will be the first operational metro system in West Africa and the first of its kind in Nigeria. Information Guide Nigeria
Governor Sanwo-Olu said the 37km Red Line will connect eight stations and move passengers from Agbado to Oyingbo when completed.
“Today, I inspected our newly acquired Talgo Intra-City Ten Coach metropolitan trains, for our Red Line Metro project in Lagos. “
“We have completed the acquisition of the trains and ramping up the completion of the ancillary infrastructure like the train stations”.
“We are irrevocably committed to completing the Red Line Metro rail project by the end of this year and bring a new lease of life to public transportation in Lagos,” Sanwo-Olu said.
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The governor promised Lagos State residents that the Red Line would begin by the last quarter of 2022 or first quarter of 2023, with a capacity of 500,000 passengers daily.
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