The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced the schedule of movements for its Lagos-Ibadan route, saying the flag-off is today (Tuesday).
The NRC management made this known in a statement signed by the Lagos District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, in Lagos, noting that take-off would be in the mornings by 8 o’clock.
According to him, the Lagos-Ibadan train services would be operational from the morning of Tuesday.
“The updated timetable for Tuesday to Friday is as follows: Lagos – Ibadan: 8a.m. from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alagomeji, Ebute – Meta, Lagos.”
Also, the train will take off from Ibadan to Lagos by 8a.m. from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.
“The train will take off from Lagos – Ibadan at 4p.m. from Mobolaji Johnson Station, Alagomeji, while from Ibadan – Lagos will be at 4p.m. from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.
“The standard gauge train schedule on Saturday from Lagos – Ibadan, will be at 8:30a.m. from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alagomeji, while the train will leave from Ibadan to Lagos at 8:30a.m. from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya,” Oche said.
The NRC’s Lagos District Manager added that the schedule “for Saturday evening, from Lagos to Ibadan takes off by 6p.m. from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alagomeji, while the train will take off from Ibadan to Lagos by 6p.m. from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.”
He stressed that Alagomeji, Abeokuta and Moniya were still the stop stations of the Lagos-Ibadan train services.
