Trains in the Red Line of the Lagos mass transit will convey 3.5 million passengers weekly, the House of Assembly has said.

Chairman of the Assembly’s transport committee, Temitope Adewale, made the assertion on Thursday, according to a statement by the spokesman of the Assembly speaker.

Mr Adewale and his committee visited the site on Thursday, stating that about 500,000 persons will be conveyed daily, amounting to 15 million passengers per month.

The Ifako-Ijaiye-Yaba station project was at 85 per cent of its completion, the lawmaker noted.

“We have visited the railway and five stations in Iju, Agege, Ikeja, the Yaba and now Oyingbo where the rolling stocks or trains are parked contrary to what we’ve been hearing that the trains are not here.

“From what we have seen so far, the project is approaching completion and having spoken with the contractors, we are sure the Governor will do the commissioning as projected believing that the possibility is true and positive.”

The Assemblyman noted that the state government has shown its commitment through the project, adding that the government understands the need to boost the transportation sector to ease daily movement of Lagos residents.

Mr Adewale added that the train service is  necessary because the state’s  masterplan indicates the need to inculcate it and increase passengers using mass transit in Lagos State. 

“The red line will help move 500,000 Lagosians on a daily basis and reduce heavy traffic where more cars and personal vehicles would be left at home,” Mr Adewale added.