AfricaRail
AfricaRail is a project to link the railway systems of Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin and Togo.[1] [2] These are all 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge.
A future stage is proposed to link Mali, Senegal, which are also 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge, and Nigeria and Ghana which are not.
Timeline
2015
Various links. [3]
- West African rail loop of 2740 km.
- Abidjan to Ouagadougou line.
- proposed new line linking Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Niamey in Niger.
- proposed new line linking Niger and Parakou in Benin.
- rehabilitation of the existing line to Cotonou in Benin.
- new link to Lomé in Togo.
References
- "News 04". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- UN
- http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/abidjan-ouagadougou-railway-upgrade-begins.html
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