Railway stations in Niger

Railway map of Benin including the rail link to Niger, under construction

View of the rail track at the new station of Niamey
While there are currently no railways in Niger, two systems are likely in 2014, one from Benin and a second from Nigeria. As of April 2014, construction began for the railway extension connecting Niamey to Cotonou via Parakou (Benin).[1][2]
Maps
Operational
Niamey (Niamey, capital of Niger). The station, officially inaugurated on 7 April 2014, is the first one opened in the country.[3][4][5]
Proposed
From Benin
- (1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge) [6][7]
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Cotonou (0km) - port in Benin [8]
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Parakou (438km) - railhead in north
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Ndali
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Kandi
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Guéné
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Lama-Kara
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border (574km)
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Gaya
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Dosso [9]
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Kollo
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Say, Niger - iron ore with 650Mt of reserves.
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Niamey (1000km)
From Nigeria
From Côte d'Ivoire via Burkina Faso
See also
- Railway stations in Benin
- Railway stations in Nigeria
- Railway stations in Burkina Faso
- Railway stations in Côte d'Ivoire
- AfricaRail
- West Africa Regional Rail Integration
References
- ↑ Article on railpage.com.au
- ↑ Article on news.xinhuanet.com
- ↑ (French) "Inauguration of the first train station in Niamey" (Radio France Internationale)
- ↑ "A 80 Year-long Wait: Niger Gets its First Train Station" (Global Voices Online)
- ↑ "First railway in Niger" (RailwaysAfrica)
- ↑ UN
- ↑ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2015/03/31/benin-railway-extension/
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/10/extending-from-benin-to-niger/
- ↑ "Nigeria to link Niamey, Niger Republic, with Rail Line - VP Sambo" (informationng.com)
- ↑ "Connecting Niger to Côte d'Ivoire" (railwaysofafrica.com)
External links
Media related to Train stations in Niger at Wikimedia Commons
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