The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) will begin operating the standard gauge railway service from Lagos to Ibadan on Tuesday.
The Management of NRC announced this in a statement signed by the Lagos District Manager, Jerry Oche, in Lagos on Sunday.
According to the statement, the Lagos Ibadan Train Services will be available in the mornings from 8:00 am from Tuesday through Friday, and 8:30 am on weekends for trips from and to Lagos.
The train will also be available by 4:00 pm on weekdays and 6:00 pm on weekends.
The statement read, “The updated timetable for Tuesday to Friday is as follows: Lagos to Ibadan: 8:00 a:m from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alogo megi Ebute–Meta Lagos.
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“Also, the train will take off from Ibadan to Lagos: 8:00 am from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.
“The train will take off from Lagos to Ibadan: 4:00 pm from Mobolaji Johnson Station Alagomji, while from Ibadan to Lagos: 4:00 pm from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.
“The standard gauge train schedule on Saturday from Lagos to Ibadan: 8:30 am from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alagomeji while the train will leave from Ibadan to Lagos: 8:30 am from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya.
“For Saturday evening from Lagos to Ibadan: 6:00 pm from Mobolaji Johnson Station at Alagomji, while the train will take off from Ibadan to Lagos: 6:00 pm from Obafemi Awolowo Station at Moniya”.