Lagos govt reduces fares on Purple Line by 30%, Agbado to Oyingbo now prices N1,000
The Lagos State Authorities has introduced a 30% discount in fares on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Purple Line, bringing the price of a visit from Agbado to Oyingbo down from N1,500 to N1,000.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this announcement in the course of the commissioning of the newly constructed Abule Egba Bus Terminal.
The disclosure was contained in a press assertion issued on Tuesday by Kolawole Ojelabi, Head of Company Communications on the Lagos Metropolitan Space Transport Authority (LAMATA).
Governor Sanwo-Olu defined that the fare discount goals to encourage broader adoption of the Purple Line and supply {financial} aid to commuters amid {economic} challenges.
“We have now appeared on the numbers and have due to this fact determined to have a 30% discount on the fare paid on the Purple Line. Because of this a visit from Agbado to Oyingbo will now value N1,000,” Sanwo-Olu said.
“At the moment, as a result of it’s about transportation, we’ve performed our numbers, we really feel good, and so I wish to announce that at this time we’re decreasing fares on our Purple Line instantly.”
The LRMT Purple Line commenced passenger operations on September 15, 2024, with six journeys each day. The service was later elevated to 9 journeys per day on February 10, 2025, in response to rising commuter demand. The federal government expects that the fare discount will additional enhance ridership and ease motion for 1000’s of Lagosians who depend on the rail service for each day transportation.
Extra perception
In the meantime, in one other main improvement for the state’s transport infrastructure, Governor Sanwo-Olu additionally commissioned the newly constructed Abule Egba Bus Terminal.
The terminal, strategically situated alongside the Oshodi-Abule Egba Expressway, is designed to boost connectivity and complement the prevailing Bus Fast Transit (BRT) community alongside the hall.
“This Abule Egba Bus Terminal is a testomony to our administration’s dedication to offering environment friendly and accessible public transportation for all Lagosians,” the governor said.
“It is going to function a significant hub, seamlessly integrating with the BRT community and providing a cushty and arranged transit expertise.”
- Sanwo-Olu emphasised that the brand new terminal will play a vital position in enhancing commuter providers, significantly with the continued building of the High quality Bus Hall (QBC) venture and the deliberate enlargement of the BRT system.
- He famous that the terminal is a part of a broader plan to increase Lagos’ transport infrastructure to Sango and different key areas.
- State dignitaries current on the occasion included Deputy Governor Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, Secretary to the State Authorities Barr. Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, Head of Service Mr. Olabode Agoro, and Everlasting Secretary of the Lagos Ministry of Transportation Mr. Olawole Musa, who represented the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi.
Additionally in attendance have been Chairman of Agbado-Okeodo Native Council Improvement Space Hon. Oladapo Famuyiwa, Chairman of Orile-Agege Native Council Improvement Space Hon. Johnson Babatunde, and Chairman of Ojokoro Native Council Improvement Space Hon. Hammed Tijani.
