Mobolaji Johnson Station (Ebute Metta)
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Mobolaji Johnson Station (Ebute Metta) is on the Lagos–Ibadan, run by Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), in Lagos Mainland, Lagos. Its legacy postcode is 101212 (approximate).
Where it is
- Address
- Muritala Muhammad Way, Ebute-Metta, Lagos
- LGA
- Lagos Mainland
- State
- Lagos
- Legacy postcode
- 101212Approximate: the code of the nearest listed area (Yaba/ Ebute Meta East (0.6 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 Mobolaji Johnson Station
Lagos–Ibadan Train Service (LITS)
- Next stop: Abeokuta (70 km apart, straight line)
- Timetable (as of 13 Nov 2024): NRC timetable page (last edited 13 Nov 2024): Sun–Thu Lagos dep 08:00, 16:00; Ibadan dep 08:00, 16:00. Fri & Sat Lagos dep 07:15, 13:40, 16:00; Ibadan dep 08:00, 10:50, 16:30. All stop at Abeokuta. NRC's 23 May 2026 notice says Tuesdays usually run four trips and Thursdays recently moved to six, so the published timetable is out of date for Thursdays; confirm with NRC. Full details
- Fares: see the Lagos–Ibadan fares (as of 8 Sept 2026)
New postcode in Mobolaji Johnson Station (Ebute Metta)
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 Mobolaji Johnson Station
- 1.3 km
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Sources
- nrc.gov.ng/schedules: LITS timetable: stops Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadan; Fri & Sat 3 each way, Sun–Thu 2 each way. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- nrc.gov.ng/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9539: 31 Mar 2026: LITS Lagos end Mobolaji Johnson Station, Ebute Metta; Ibadan end Obafemi Awolowo Station, Moniya; AKTS normal schedule between Idu and Rigasa; WITS running; Port Harcourt–Aba Train Service regular schedule 08:00 Port Harcourt→Aba and 15:00 Aba→Port Harcourt. Opened 9 Oct 2026.
- nrc.gov.ng/lagos-district: LITS originates from Mobolaji Johnson Station (MJS), Muritala Muhammad Way, Ebute-Metta, Lagos; Mass Transit Trains originate from Iddo/Ijoko daily, not on weekends. Opened 1 Oct 2026.
- nrc.gov.ng/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9570: 23 May 2026: usual Tuesday LITS service is four trips; 'recently introduced Thursday six-trip operations'; Iddo Station, Lagos named. Opened 9 Oct 2026.
- nrc.gov.ng/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9607: 8 Jul 2026 (dateline Abeokuta, Ogun State): NRC retreat aboard the Lagos–Ibadan Train Service en route to Abeokuta. Opened 9 Oct 2026.
- Location: OpenStreetMap (n12260658320), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Legacy postcode: our own dataset. Last verified 9 Oct 2026.
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