Côte d'Ivoire: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 22:54, 1 December 2024

Country Details

Railway System

The railway system consists of a single railway, which links Abidjan with Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso. It is currently operated by Sitarail, a private company, under contract to the Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso governments.

See also Railways in Côte d’Ivoire description at sinfin.net.

Infrastructure

Gauge

Metre (660 km).

Electrification

None

Rule of the road

Not known; probably single throughout

Timetable

There does not appear to be a Sitarail website.

Online: unofficial timetable information is available at Fahrplancenter. Note that this may be substantially out of date.
Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.

Maps

Web-based Maps

Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway.

Other Railways

None known

Tourist Lines

None known

Metro and light rail systems

Abidjan

A 38 km standard gauge metro system is under construction; it may be opened in 2028. See also Wikipedia (French language).

Recent and Future Changes

Recent Changes

Renovating the 1,260-kilometre of line through to Burkina Faso, which had first been announced in 2015, started 4 December 2022 and is expected to take eight years.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

None known.

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 ==Railway System==
-The railway system consists of a single railway, which links Abidjan with Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso. It is currently operated by Sitarail, a private company, under contract to the Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso governments.
+The railway system consists of a single railway, which links Abidjan with Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso. It is currently operated by [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitarail Sitarail], a private company, under contract to the Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso governments.
+See also [https://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/ivoire.html Railways in Côte d’Ivoire] description at sinfin.net.
 ===Infrastructure===
-* Gauge: metre
+===Gauge===
-* Electrification: none
-* Rule of the road: not known; probably single throughout
+* Metre (660 km).
+===Electrification===
+* None
+===Rule of the road===
+* Not known; probably single throughout
 ===Timetable===
@@ Line 14: / Line 22: @@
 * Online: unofficial timetable information is available at [https://www.fahrplancenter.com/Sitarail.html Fahrplancenter]. Note that this may be substantially out of date.
 * Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the [[Links#ERT | European Rail Timetable]].
+==Maps==
+<!--
+===Printed Maps===
+DETAILS
+-->
+===Web-based Maps===
+[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%A9ma_de_la_ligne_d%27Abidjan_%C3%A0_Ouagadougou Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway].
+<!--
+==Ticketing==
+DETAILS
+-->
 ==Other Railways==
@@ Line 23: / Line 43: @@
 ==Metro and light rail systems==
 ===Abidjan===
-A [https://www.lemetrodabidjan.ci/ metro system] is under construction; it may be opened in 2026. See also [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9tro_d%27Abidjan Wikipedia (French language)].
+A 38 km standard gauge [https://www.lemetrodabidjan.ci/ metro system] is under construction; it may be opened in 2028. See also [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9tro_d%27Abidjan Wikipedia (French language)].
-<!--
 ==Recent and Future Changes==
 ===Recent Changes===
+Renovating the 1,260-kilometre of line through to Burkina Faso, which had first been announced in 2015, started 4 December 2022 and is expected to take eight years.
+<!--
+=== Future Changes===
 DETAILS
-=== Future Changes===
-DETAILS
--->
-==Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services==
-None known
-<!--
 ==Special Notes==
 DETAILS
 -->
+==Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services==
+None known.
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