By 
Bisi ABASS
The determination of Lagos State Government to deliver the operation of the Red Line Rail System by the first quarter of 2023 is very much on course as the state took delivery of trains for the project.
A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said the TALGO SERIES 8 Trains acquired for the Red Line have finally arrived in Lagos, saying “The 2 Nos. Ten and Eleven Car trains which were bought from Milwaukee are here”.
He explained that it was necessary to decouple the train into 21 individual cars for effective transportation to Lagos, adding that the trains would be re-coupled with the help of rolling stock Engineers from Talgo, the company that manufactured the trains in the United State of America.
Omotoso said: “The Engineers will also take the opportunity to train our local engineers whilst they are here to equip our young people with the requisite skills. Once the re-coupling is complete, the testing and commissioning will commence followed by full passenger operations in the first quarter of 2023.
“Each train can carry 1500 passengers and is expected to run on the Red Line Rail from Agbado to Oyingbo, with the journey taking less than 30 minutes”, the Commissioner stated.
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