Railway stations in Senegal explained

List of Railway stations in Senegal include:

Maps

• UN Map
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Towns served by rail

Existing

• Dakar - port and national capital (0 km)
• Hann - truncated terminus (3 km)^[1]
• Bargny proposed deepwater port.
• Rufisque - cement works

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• Kirène - cement works to be expanded in 2008.^[2] - nearest station is Thiès about 20 km away.

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• Thiès - junction for St-Louis and Linguere; workshops ^[3]
• Bambey
• Diourbel - junction for Touba, Mbaké
• Gossas
• Guinguinéo - junction for Kaolack and Lydiane
  • Kaolack - provincial capital
  • Lydiane - branch terminus
  • Kaffrine Niahène
• Koungheul
• Koumpentoum
  • Koussanar Tambacounda - provincial capital and proposed junction
• Bala
  • Goudiry Kidira - border with Mali
• Nayé, Senegal - border with Mali
  • Kayes, Mali Bamako, Mali - national capital - workshops

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• • Tivouane Meckhe - ^[4]
  • Grande Côte - mineral sands
• Louga - junction
  • Mpal St-Louis
• Thiès - junction for St-Louis
  • Louga - junction
  • Koki
  • Daraa
  • Linguere - railhead

Proposed

• Ziguinchor^[5]

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• Tambacounda - provincial capital and proposed junction
• Kédougou - proposed branch terminus ^[6]

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• Dakar and Thiès
• Falémé River - iron mines ^{[7] [8] [9]} suspended 2009 ^[10]

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• phosphate mines at Matam (17m) ^[7]

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• Transcontinental railway from Dakar to Port Sudan.^[11]

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• 2012
• Meckhe - junction
• Grande Côte - mineral sands Junction

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• 2012
• Mekhé - junction
• Diogo

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Standard Gauge

• 2001 Report ^[12]
• 2010 Report ^[13]

See also

• Transport in Senegal
• Railway stations in Mali
• AfricaRail - plan to interconnect several railway systems, and railless landlocked countries.
• Train Express Regional

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Railways of Mali and Senegal 2007 . 2022-04-22 . www.internationalsteam.co.uk.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101129222831/http://polysius.com/fileadmin/user_upload/zement_report/2007/06-07_gb_WEB.pdf . 2010-11-29 .
3. Web site: sulzer engines in french west africa, senegal . 2022-04-22 . www.derbysulzers.com.
4. http://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/senegal.html Junction
5. http://www.senegalembassy.co.uk/opportunities.html Opportunities
6. [Janes World Railways]
7. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/33/14/36741806.pdf
8. Web site: NEW 750KM RAILWAY | Railways Africa . 2010-05-15 . 2012-09-07 . https://archive.today/20120907033620/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/2007/03/new-750km-railway/ . dead .
9. Web site: Arcelor Mittal signs $2.2billion mining deal with Senegal . 2010-11-20 . 2010-05-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100505011502/http://www.clickafrique.com/Magazine/ST010/CP0000002334.aspx . dead .
10. News: 2009-07-06 . RPT-UPDATE 2-ArcelorMittal suspends Senegal iron ore project . en . Reuters . 2022-04-22.
11. http://sudanviews.net/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=2227{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
12. Web site: APIC . 2011-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120303121626/http://www.apix.sn/project.htm . 2012-03-03 . dead .
13. http://www.afriqueavenir.org/en/2010/03/28/senegalese-leader-unveils-new-senegal-mali-rail-link/ afriqueavenir