Man Shares Total Amount It Costs Him to Use Train in Lagos State, People React to Video
- A Nigerian man who goes to work through train transport has shared the total amount he spends daily
- In a now-viral video, he captured himself as he headed out to work at Lekki Phase 1, and asked people to share their opinions
- Massive reactions trailed the video on TikTok as social media users shared their own work experiences in the comments
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A Nigerian man has gone viral on social media after sharing the daily cost of his train journey to work in Lagos state.
The man documented his morning routine, revealing the various expenses incurred during his commute, and invited others to share their thoughts.
Source: TikTok
Man shares cost of train transport in Lagos
In the video posted by @ThatTallBoy on TikTok, he journeyed to his office at Lekki Phase 1, and detailed the different modes of transport he used and the corresponding costs.
He walks to the train station, takes a train to Marina for N750, then heads to the bus park, followed by multiple bus rides to reach his destination, with fares ranging from N300 to N400.
In his words:
"How much I spend gong to work through train in Lagos. Do y'all think going through train is preferable? From my house to the train station, I trek, train station to Marina N750, from Marina to the bus park Marathon race, from the bus park to Eko hotel N400, from Eko hotel to Lekki Phase 1 N300, from Lekki Phase 1 to Lekki Inside N300, From Lekki inside, I walk down to the office."
Source: TikTok
Reactions as Lagos worker shares train experience
TikTok users stormed the comments section to react to the post.
@Ms. Lulu said:
"No be life Una Dey live for Lagos o."
@Midenah said:
"This guy! Will now receive salary! One babe! Or relative! Will now say “you are stingy”. I laugh in Greek."
@O¢h£ said:
"Can someone explain the credit card situation is it like a transportation card or your normal bank card. I am just a boy pls."
@UXUi Tega (Design and AI) said:
"Omoo people that work from home like us are very lucky oh, haven’t really gone to any physical office since like 2023."
@Nhurudheen reacted:
"I was engrossed in the video to know how much, just to find someone I know amidst the crowd."
@TOKENAILS said:
"If I reach office; I go first clear table sleep like 2hours before I go start work, weytin be this."
@eyellamay added:
"Im super super proud of you bros !!! Please definitely start the side hustle also start a subbstack, (if you can write about things like your travel experience etc) people around the world would be so interested! U dey arrive for uk soon!"
@ayomi_iibk said:
"I was in Lagos yesterday, took public transport, when I got home I had a resounding headache, I could hear my own head. Ahhhhh no be life be this o."
@oluwaseun said:
"My bro no vex oo, how much be the monthly salary? Cause transportation go chop everything o."
@FRUITCAKE reacted:
"Checking your back is so valid because anything can happen in the blink of an eye."
@OLUEBUBE added:
"From train station get to oshodi, take bus going to Ajah drop at lekki phase one and you're there. Simple."
See the post below:
Lady travels from Lagos to Ibadan by train
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a lady boarded a train from Lagos to Ibadan, and she came online to share her experience with her followers on TikTok.
According to her, she paid N4000 for a business class ticket, and she arrived at the Mobolaji Johnson station at 7:35 am.
Source: Legit.ng
