Train Express Regional

The Train Express Regional (TER) [1] is an under construction rail line in Senegal that will ultimately connect Dakar with the Blaise Diagne International Airport. [2]It will be built by French companies Engie and Thales. The contract is valued at €2 billion and has raised some criticism due to the large sum for a relatively poor country.

Travel time between the city and the airport is expected to be under 50 minutes. The Train Express Régional will serve 14 stations on a 55 km route. Ridership is estimated at 115 000 passengers/day. The rolling stock will consist of 15 four-car Alstom's Coradia Polyvalent dual-mode multiple units.[3]

The line will be built in two stages, with the first covering 36 km from the city of Dakar to Diamniadio, while the second stage covering 19 km more to the airport. Construction is expected to take 26 months beginning in the third quarter of 2016, completion in late 2018.

Stations

Parameters

  • Length: 54km [5]
  • Stations: 14
  • Lines: 1
  • Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
  • Voltage: 25kV AC
  • Train size: 4
  • Fleet size: 15
  • Max speed: 160km/h

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/engie-and-thales-to-build-rail-system-to-connect-new-airport-in-dakar
  2. ↑ http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/africa/senegal-launches-dakar-airport-rail-link-tender.html
  3. ↑ Alstom trainset for Senegal on test, 02 May 2018, Railway Gazette, https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/alstom-trainset-for-senegal-on-test.html
  4. ↑ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/the-afdb-pledges-us1-4-billion-in-funding-for-senegal
  5. ↑ Railway Gazette International, September 2016, pg10.
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