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Dakar-Saint-Louis railway

Dakar–Saint-Louis Railway
The line shown on a 1901 map
The line shown on a 1901 map
Overview
Type Heavy rail, disused
Termini Dakar
Saint-Louis
Stations Dakar, Thiès, Louga, Saint-Louis
Operation
Opened June 5, 1885
Closed 2003?
Technical
Track length 265 km (164.66 mi)
Number of tracks 1
Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) metre gauge
Route map
262.5 km Saint-Louis
230.6 km Mpal
320.8 km Linguère
280.1 km Daraa
222.4 km Koki
192.3 km Louga
155 km Kébémèr
119.6 km Mékhé
108 km Taïbaphosphate mine
92 km Tivaouane
Dakar-Niger Railway
70 km Thiès
29.6 km Rufisque
Petit train de banlieue
0 km Dakar

The railroad linking Dakar (Senegal) to Saint-Louis was the first railroad line in French West Africa when it opened in 1885. It is no longer in service.



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