Lagos Red Line rail: timetable and fare
Last verified Sources
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line runs Oyingbo to Agbado, about 50 minutes end to end. The end-to-end fare is ₦1,000 (since 18 Feb 2025, down from ₦1,500).
Weekday timetable
Monday to Friday, as published by LAMATA (checked 1 Oct 2026). No weekend trains are listed.
| Leaves Oyingbo | Arrives Agbado |
|---|---|
| 06:00 | 06:50 |
| 08:10 | 09:00 |
| 17:20 | 18:10 |
| 18:40 | 19:30 |
| Leaves Agbado | Arrives Oyingbo |
|---|---|
| 06:15 | 07:05 |
| 07:10 | 08:00 |
| 09:10 | 10:00 |
| 18:50 | 19:40 |
| 19:50 | 20:40 |
Fares and route
- Agbado–Oyingbo: ₦1,000 since 18 Feb 2025. Shorter trips have zonal fares, but LAMATA doesn't publish the amounts on the pages we checked.
- Payment: Cowry card.
- Stops along the corridor: Oyingbo – Yaba – Mushin – Oshodi – Ikeja – Agege – Iju – Agbado.
- Start date: LAMATA's own articles give two different dates for the start of passenger service (September and October 2024), so we don't state one.
Red Line stations
Sources
- lamata-ng.com/our-schedule/redline-train-schedule: Red Line timetable Mon–Fri: northbound Oyingbo→Agbado 4 trains (06:00, 08:10, 17:20, 18:40 departures); southbound Agbado→Oyingbo 5 trains (06:15, 07:10, 09:10, 18:50, 19:50); ~50 min end to end; "9 Trains Daily". Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- lamata-ng.com/our-schedule/red-line: same Red Line timetable as a plain table. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- lamata-ng.com/2025/02/18/sanwo-olu-announces-30-reduction-in-red-line-fare-commissions: 18 Feb 2025: Agbado–Oyingbo fare cut from N1,500 to N1,000; Red Line commenced passenger operations 15 September 2024 with 6 trips, 9 trips from 10 Feb 2025. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- lamata-ng.com/2025/10/15/the-red-line-a-year-of-commercial-operations-and-commuter-transformation: 15 Oct 2025 "Today marks the first anniversary of the commercial passenger operation"; single-trip fare cut from N1,500 to N1,000 end to end plus "introduction of zonal fares" (zone prices not given); 9 trips/day from Feb 2025. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- lamata-ng.com/2026/06/30/nrc-grants-lamata-permanent-rail-operating-license-paving-the-way-for-major-expansion-of-lagos-red-line: 30 Jun 2026: Red Line runs 9 daily trips; plan for 24 trips by Q4 2026; Blue Line 94 daily trips. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- lamata-ng.com/electronic-fare-payment-system: LAMATA electronic fare payment uses the Cowry smart card. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
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