Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD

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Train Express Régional
Le TER a la gare de Dakar, le 15 janvier 2019.jpg
The TER in Dakar station
Overview
Locale Dakar, Senegal
Transit type Commuter rail, airport rail link
Number of lines1
Number of stations14
Daily ridership50,000 (average) [1]
Operation
Began operation27 December 2021 (Phase I)
Technical
System length55 km (34 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz OHLE

The Train Express Regional (TER) [2] is an airport rail link in Senegal that connects Dakar with Diamniadio and the Blaise Diagne International Airport. [3] [4]

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History

Map of the TER route Carte TER Dakar AIBD.svg
Map of the TER route

Construction on the TER began in the third quarter of 2016 and is expected to be fully completed at the end of 2023. [5] [ needs update ] It was built by French companies Engie and Thales Group. The contract is valued at €2 billion.

The line is being built in two stages, with the first covering 36 km (22 mi) from the city of Dakar to Diamniadio, and the second stage covering 19 km (12 mi) more to the airport.

The first phase of the line was originally inaugurated on 14 January 2019, but actual service did not start until more than two years later. [6] The early inauguration was a political maneuver by President Macky Sall to draw attention to his accomplishments in the lead-up to his re-election. [7] Regular passenger service running the 13 stations from Dakar to Diamniadio began on 27 December 2021. [8] Construction is ongoing on the second phase as of August 2023.

Before opening, protests were held by some Dakar citizens who felt they had not been sufficiently compensated by the government after their homes and businesses were demolished during the line's construction.[ citation needed ]

Stations

Dakar railway station Gare de Dakar - Soir.jpg
Dakar railway station

Rolling stock

Parameters

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Train express régional de Dakar : 5 millions de voyageurs enregistrés après 100 jours". Agence Ecofin (in French). 29 April 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Engie and Thales to Build Rail System to Connect New Airport in Dakar | Railways Africa". 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Coup d'envoi du TER de Dakar". 14 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Senegal launches Dakar airport rail link tender". 3 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "14 janvier 2019 : Il y a 2 ans, le président Macky Sall inaugurait le TER". Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal, toute actualité du jour. 14 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "UrbanRail.Net > Africa > Senegal > Dakar TER". www.urbanrail.net. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Diouf, Mohamed (14 January 2021). "14 janvier 2019 : Il y a 2 ans, le président Macky Sall inaugurait le TER". Senego. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Ba, Diadie (27 December 2021). "Senegal's New Commuter Train Makes First Journey From Capital Dakar". US News. Reuters. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
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