Ikeja station
Last verified Sources
Ikeja station is on the Red Line, run by LAMATA (on track shared with NRC), in Ikeja, Lagos. Its legacy postcode is 100282 (approximate).
Where it is
- Address
- The operator doesn't publish a street address for this station.
- LGA
- Ikeja
- State
- Lagos
- Legacy postcode
- 100282Approximate: the code of the nearest listed area (Ikeja Oba Akran (1.1 km)) in the same LGA, within 3 km.
- Location
- Exact location Location published by the owner or matched to an OpenStreetMap entry by name and address.
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Trains from Ikeja
Lagos Rail Mass Transit Red Line
- Previous stop: Oshodi (4.2 km apart, straight line)
- Next stop: Agege (3.3 km apart, straight line)
- Timetable (as of 9 Oct 2026): Monday to Friday only, 9 trains a day. Oyingbo→Agbado departs 06:00, 08:10, 17:20, 18:40; Agbado→Oyingbo departs 06:15, 07:10, 09:10, 18:50, 19:50. About 50 minutes end to end. No weekend service listed. Full details
- Fares: see the Red Line fares (as of 18 Feb 2025)
New postcode in Ikeja station
Buildings now also get their own 11-character digital postcode from NIPOST. Most forms still ask for the 6-digit code on this page. There is no conversion between the two: your building's new code comes only from NIPOST's lookup.
- LAState
- 01LGA
- A03District
- FKArea
- 01Building
Banks near Ikeja
- 1.1 km
- 1.3 km
Straight-line distance from Ikeja station, as the crow flies. Find the nearest branch to you.
Sources
- lamata-ng.com/our-schedule/redline-train-schedule: Red Line stations in order Oyingbo, Yaba, Mushin, Oshodi, Ikeja, Agege, Iju, Agbado; Mon–Fri 9 trains (4 northbound 06:00–19:30, 5 southbound 06:15–20:40), about 50 minutes end to end. Opened 9 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. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- nrc.gov.ng/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9601: 1 Jul 2026: NRC permanent operating licence to Lagos for the LRMT Red Line; 'Red Line commenced passenger operations on October 15, 2024'; 9 services now. Opened 9 Oct 2026.
- Location: OpenStreetMap (n12260658337), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Legacy postcode: our own dataset. Last verified 9 Oct 2026.
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