Côte d'Ivoire
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 Note that this may be substantially out of date.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.
Maps
Web-based Maps
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.
