Lagos-Ibadan rail to begin operations with 16 trips daily – NRC

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“We will start by the middle of September from Yaba to Ibadan while the other construction finishing will continue.

“With that, we intend to have 16 trips a day,” he said.

NAN reports that the rail tracks on the 156km modern rail line have been completed from EBJ to Ibadan while the 10 major and minor stations are at various stages of completion. Speaking on the completion time for the project, Mr Amaechi said they were targeting January 2021 if Covid-19 will not be a constraint to the workers.

 

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