WHY LAGOS NIGERIA REDLINE TRAIN IS COMPLETELY EMPTY THREE MONTHS AFTER ? SHOCKING

Hey everyone, welcome back to the channel! Come with me as I experience the Lagos Redline Train, let’s find out why the train is completely empty three months after it’s launched.

[@Numusicstreet]

Great comments from the guy in the lakers t shirt 🙏🏽

[@Ariksdecima619]

Seeing myself on this interview is really cool......😂😂😂. Am really sounding like a good citizen...OLAWOLE ISHOLA..... Nice one❤❤❤

[@OlawoleIshola]

@@Ariksdecima619 you’re already a good citizen 👏🏽 it was nice talking to you! Thank you bro.👊🏽

[@Da_Champion]

​@@OlawoleIsholaNigeria is an unworkable crime scene full of politicians that are corrupt

[@adamsow5049]

Good talk my young man👍

[@DavidOlushola1]

Lovely video🔥 well done Olawole ❤️

[@OlawoleIshola]

@@DavidOlushola1 thank you 🙏🏾

[@robertanyanwu6339]

Until it is connected to Marina through National Theatre as planned we'll never see any big increase. Nobody stops at Oyigbo for anything. And Oyigbo is presently the last station. Secondly, pls change the coaches seat to look like the blue line. The inside seat is not appealing.

[@emmanueluanseru]

Great report!

[@Smarto-1]

Thanks! However, I would like to know your experience getting to and accessing the Agege Station? My experience as per November 2024 was very cumbersome therefore, I’m not surprised it still runs empty: ACCESS AND TIMING IS CRAP!

[@karyori69]

For safety reasons I would not board such a train with seats covering the whole windows! That mean the coaches were not meant for commuter trains!

[@teeplenty01]

I have entered the train and it’s actually safe ..

[@HsiGlo]

@@teeplenty01you clearly HAVE NO SENSE OF SAFETY or at least know next to NOTHING about safety. Next time, if you’re unsure, ask for clarity. Don’t rush to reply because you think you have a right to an opinion. SMH

[@oluwaseyisubair4426]

Until d train is either connected to national theater or preferably straight to island(siemes), it won't see more turn out, and also increase service trips. Reality 💯

[@OlawoleIshola]

Right!👏🏽

[@lateefibraheem1375]

What I notice about all the all the train stations is that ,it doesn’t come with walkway for the disables

[@hafolahbi]

That is shocking to here and more disturbing that something like that was left out in the project.

[@LEFTIE61]

Not true, there are lifts.

[@hafolahbi]

@@LEFTIE61 That's good then. I was surprised initially

[@lateefibraheem1375]

@@hafolahbi lifts ?? I know there are escalator but wheelchair can’t stand on it ,except their is elevator there ?? Can you confirm if there is elevator there ?

[@Silver-l5x]

​@@lateefibraheem1375There are elevators even on the blueline train

[@rotimikayode1072]

The train is yet to be extended to Marina. Until then , don't expect much patronage of the red line.

[@faherbztradomedical7031]

Although the project is laudable,but price is higher compared to the yellow commuter buses,also the second phase should be completed

[@blatchfordthomas1738]

I’m not surprised it’s empty. They are supposed to build a new track from Toll gate area and it’s supposed to be very close to the Lagos Abeokuta expressway. Rather, they’re sharing tracks with the FG.

[@ememobongnkana]

The blue line is in the heart of the city where alot of commercial activities take place and there's easy connection to Victoria Island and environs. I don't understand the red line set up

[@solomon1244]

Quality video, reduce the volume of the background music

[@OlawoleIshola]

Alright, Thank you.🙏🏾

[@Engineerkabiru]

Nigeria my country 😂😂😂

[@MusaLawal-r4j]

i think is normal if you want to see the train in action if you are boarding in the morning go to Agree you would see the crowd and in the evening go to island

[@osemeikhiangregoryikhalo3091]

The schedule of the time is very ridiculous perhaps it is temporary

[@ObaJudah]

The scheduling of the trains times is rudiculous. Nobody will board the trains that runs only twice a day, imagine missing a train you will have to wait till evening before another train comes by. Whom ever imagined the scheduling must be a saboteur. The trains should at least run every 30 mins or every hour at worst.

[@Freddvibzey]

Wait till the new train sets arrive, similar to the Blue line metro trains. This one is a temporary arrangement cos it is a converted intercity train. Another reason partly affecting turnout is the pricing, although throughout the 3 months duration it was free ride, turnout was still not so high

[@Da_Champion]

Nigeria is an unworkable scene crime

[@jay51200]

Two issues with the red line compared with the blue line: 1. The train coaches are not like the blue line; please order train coaches similar to the blue line from China 2. The scheduling is ridiculous, which has turned the train into a white elephant project.

[@AdedamolaElijah]

i think, if the train is extended to the island with reduce fare, i believe that will bring more people

[@LEFTIE61]

Can't see why the style of coach would determine whether you travel by the train or not.

[@jay51200]

@ The current redline train is not a metro rail train but intercity train. The original order owner rejected it, then LASG went to buy it. The new redline coaches coming from China is same as the blue train coaches

[@streamingtv8381]

The main issue is the existence of NRC mass transit train that run on the narrow gauge lane. Passenger on the route are not new to train service, so the excitement that greeted the Blue line was absent. Secondly, the red line not extending service beyond Agbado, to places like ijoko and Kajola is a minus. The story will change the moment it gets to at least Ijoko, and the fare is not ridiculously high.

[@OlawoleIshola]

👏🏽👏🏽

[@ystar6385]

Very informative. I am told Kajola to Apapa on the NRC narrow gauge old trains is N750.00. It is obvious Lagos State doesn't have train stock for the Red Line. I read that new trains (deisel and electric) built for Lagos from China will soon be shipped.

[@akinkunmialli2304]

Until the phase two is completed, there won't be much patronage. Most people live on the mainland and work on the island. That's the movement of traffic in Lagos

[@adamsow5049]

Emptiness is not an excuse, they just opened in due time all will be okay. I have no doubt about the progress of this project.

[@ObaJudah]

It has nothing to do with the price of tickets, the main issue is reliability, people want to get to the station with the knowledge they can board a train any time of the day within 15 mins of arrival at the station at worst. Lagosians are more sophisticated than they are given credit for. Once people attempt to take the train once or twice and they find they have to wait for endless hours, this mode of travel very quickly is taken out of thier mind's. Nobody wants to sit at a bare station staring at a blank wall for hours on end. Need for new thinking on this line!.. or new management

[@OlawoleIshola]

Right!👏🏽

[@monsuratyusuf3252]

The price is too much that why and the man you interviewed he is afraid to tell the truth

[@lovelytemenu1481]

Have you ever travelled out of Nigeria for example 🇬🇧 most of train carriages in uk train are not less than twenty-five years old.

[@monsuratyusuf3252]

​@@lovelytemenu1481i dont leave in nigeria just to let you know , I leave in uk and train is every 1hr and cheaper than bus

[@lovelytemenu1481]

@monsuratyusuf3252 To be honest with you I was replying to someone saying that the train carriages are refurbished!... But if you want to educate me, which train line are cheaper than bus in 🇬🇧?. You can name few !. Because the last time I checked train travel in the 🇬🇧 is among the most expensive in Europe not to talk of delays!. One in every five services in the morning always delays or cancelled. For me I would be naive to compare train service in 🇬🇧 with the service in 🇳🇬 because we are not equal in many areas..

[@ememobongnkana]

​@@monsuratyusuf3252you lie! Which train is cheaper than bus in the UK especially London? You are a liar! You don't live in the UK, probably one Mushin based individual

[@isaacstrongtower-ws9qm]

DO YOU SEE THIS AS NEW TRAIN OR REFURBISHED????????

[@InvestmentAnalysis421]

Good, however you and the guy you interviewed dis not provide the answer why the train is empty

[@OlawoleIshola]

He did sir, although he wasn’t quite sure but he mentioned that people take the train more in the morning when going to work and some prefer to take bus after work as people often close work from 3PM TO 4PM and the train only runs in the morning at 6AM-7AM and in the evening 6PM - 8PM. This could as well be a factor sir. Thanks for watching ❤

[@InvestmentAnalysis421]

@@OlawoleIshola That just one reason there are others reasons perhaps the ticket is a bit expensive and I heard a commuter complained that the road that lead to Alagbado or Iju stations is in deplorable conditions

[@abdulfattahjunayd1862]

Only God knows how some of you listen 😅 He has answered the question my dear. Listen again and pause from time to time to take it in slowly and understand 👌

[@franklin3104]

I assume the red line is still work in progress in terms of scheduling and actual operations. It may be that they're yet to receive all the required rolling stocks to enable them increase the schedule. So for now just stick with the schedule and don't go there to waste your time and then begin to complain about empty train. They have a website to obtain all that information before heading out. By the way, I'm watching this from the United States and as Americans would say, know before you go. In other words, don't just jump out and go, do your little bit of research before leaving home. That's my advice for you and others. Just so you know, these trains, the plaforms, stations, ticketing, etc, are world class much better than those here in New York City where I live. Thanks anyway.

[@OlawoleIshola]

@@franklin3104 thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts 🫶🏽

[@hillcrestprofessionalservi3502]

Billions of naira was invested in this project. What Ambode wanted to do was extend the BRT routes and bring another minibus. But they felt it was better to invest in trains when the main transportation is still rickety danfos. Even the blue line is highly underutilized. Let the government run it for free for 3 months before selling tickets. Let the people get used to it.

[@FemiMartins-xl4se]

Which BLUE LINE is highly under utilized? OGA make una just shut up with your dead lies. As it stands right now, six more trains for the blue line will be added to the Blue Rail way line because of high demand. People dey talk better thing, this one dey call Ambode. What special thing did Ambode do in Lagos transportation asides that white elephant project in at Oshodi.

[@Freddvibzey]

Blue line is over utilized sef😅 Ambode was getting it wrong cos how can you keep relying on an already congested road transport system with too many vehicles? Hope you know that Lagos is the only mega city in the world that was without a metro rail until 2023?

[@ObaJudah]

The scheduling is completely off. To encourage patronage passengers must be able to schedule travel at gauranteed times. Nobody is going to bother with a skeletal service. Whom ever suggested this limited times ought to be sacked immediately

[@OlawoleIshola]

Right!👏🏽

[@monsuratyusuf3252]

is a wrong person to interview

[@monsuratyusuf3252]

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[@JustinClark-r4z]

There is no job bro , why don;t the train be empty, where are people go to, they keep wasting money building train station, instead of them to invest on human capital, yeye people

[@opeyemiajayi851]

Baba, Appreciate good things

[@JustinClark-r4z]

@@opeyemiajayi851 Bro Yoruba people do not think properly, Tinubu already using oil revenue to connect the whole Yoruba land with train ,especially Lagos, 90% of Lagosian are poor and do not have a job, how do they wanna move around, they should try to invest in human capital where by 75% of Lagosians are employed, this will keep all this train buy, Majority of Lagos population and in main land and majority of this people don't have job and some just work within their area, baba with time most of this train station will be out of place mark my word

[@opeyemiajayi851]

@@JustinClark-r4z I will not argue with you. Whenever you are ready to learn reach out. I get pissed up when I see Yoruba people. I hate tribal bigot. Try to unlearn and relearn for your good. Go and learn more about urban development in current dispensation. U can also google more about train transportation agenda in Lagos. Read with an open mind without any tribal sentiment

[@ayoknightz9037]

@@JustinClark-r4z what is this one talking about 90% poor to enter train, u must be on substance, if u have no idea on what u talking about it is better you shut it, and What brought about the tribe conversation into this now, what human capitals have our own state government invested in. you just a self-hating better human, if u don't have nothing to say then say nothing and save us the stress of hearing nonsense

[@abdulfattahjunayd1862]

You mean you are jobless right? Your head is paining you @justin So this great infrastructure is a 'waste' to you? Sigh 😮 Received healing IJN