Transport
President Buhari Commissions 156KM Lagos-Ibadan Railway


President Muhammadu Buhari today Thursday, 10th June 2021, commission the 156km Lagos—Ibadan standard gauge railway line in Lagos.
The railway line is the first double-track standard gauge rail in West Africa, and the first Nigerian railway line to be started and completed by the same administration, since 1960.
The construction started in March 2017, and test-running commenced in December 2020.
The Ebute Metta Station, known as the Mobolaji Johnson Station, is the largest railway station in West Africa with a holding capacity of 6000 passengers.
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