RED LINE: LASG Advised to Complete Fencing of Oyingbo-Agbado Rail Corridor

The Lagos State government has been advised to ensure that the rail tracks along the Oyingbo,-Agbado (Red Line) railway corridor is properly barricaded before commencement of commercial train service in order to avert potential accidents.

 

Making this known in an interview with our correspondent, a resident of Agbado-Crossing Mr. Henry Ogenede pointed out that pedestrians still encroach on the rail tracks because they still have access to cross the railway line through some areas that were not barricaded.

 

He said that the NRC operates four trains from Ijoko/Kajola to Iddo two in the morning and two in the evening adding that by the time Lagos Metropolitan Transport Authority starts operation the frequency of trains on the Oyingbo-Agbado corridor will surely increase. According to him, there are gaps left at regular intervals along the existing perimeter fence that should be closed so as to restrict access to the rail tracks. Ogenede also stressed that the state government in collaboration with NRC should enforce use of pedestrian bridges built along the Oyingbo-Agbado railway corridor.