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

Revision as of 22:25, 1 December 2024

Country Details

See Wikipedia

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 Note that this may be substantially out of date.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.

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.