Railway stations in Niger

While there are currently no railways in Niger, two systems are likely in 2014, one from Benin and a second from Nigeria. In April 2014 construction began for the railway extension connecting Niamey to Cotonou via Parakou (Benin),^[1]^[2] (see details at Rail transport in Benin).

Maps

UN Map

Operational

Niamey (Niamey, capital of Niger). The station, officially inaugurated on 7 April 2014, is the first one opened in the country.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Proposed

From Benin

(1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge) ^[6]^[7]
Cotonou (0km) - port in Benin ^[8]
Parakou (438km) - railhead in north
Ndali
Kandi
Guéné
Lama-Kara
Malanville
border (574km) near Niger River bridge.
Gaya
Dosso ^[9]
Kollo
Say, Niger - iron ore with 650Mt of reserves.
Niamey (1000km)

From Nigeria

(1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) or (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge)
Kauran Namoda railhead^[10]
Sokoto
Birnin Kebbi
border
Niamey

From Côte d'Ivoire via Burkina Faso

Abidjan
(border)
Burkina Faso
(border)
Niamey^[11]

References

External links

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[1] Article on railpage.com.au

[2] Article on news.xinhuanet.com

[3] (in French) "Inauguration of the first train station in Niamey" (Radio France Internationale)

[4] "A 80 Year-long Wait: Niger Gets its First Train Station" (Global Voices Online)

[5] "First railway in Niger" (RailwaysAfrica)

[6] UN

[7] ttp://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2015/03/31/benin-railway-extension/

[8] [1]

[9] ttp://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/10/extending-from-benin-to-niger/

[10] "Nigeria to link Niamey, Niger Republic, with Rail Line - VP Sambo" (informationng.com)

[11] "Connecting Niger to Côte d'Ivoire" (railwaysofafrica.com)

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