Lagos unloads three new eight-coach trains for the Red Line, each able to carry 2,000 passengers
Governor Sanwo-Olu says the 24 new coaches should start carrying passengers on the Oyingbo–Agbado line before the end of 2026.
Lagos — Lagos State has begun unloading three new train sets, 24 coaches in all, for the Red Line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced.
Each eight-coach train can carry up to 2,000 passengers per trip, the governor said in a post on X. The extra trains are meant to raise capacity and allow more frequent services on the Oyingbo–Agbado corridor, easing pressure on road transport and giving commuters more room.
Sanwo-Olu said the trains were bought with the support of the Federal Government, and that he expected them to begin carrying passengers before the end of 2026, in line with the state's earlier commitment.
"More trains, better journeys and an easier way to get around Lagos. We keep moving," he wrote.
Source: TVC News, 11 November 2026.
