Rail transport in Ivory Coast

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Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) has {{convert|660|km}} of railway (1995 estimate). The track gauge is {{RailGauge|1000mm}}.

The railway was built during the French colonial period, and links the port city of Abidjan with Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

Ivory Coast also has a metro system under construction, known as the Abidjan Metro. It will be 37 km long and connect Abidjan with Port-Bouët and Anyama.{{Cite web |title=Abidjan Metro, Ivory Coast |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/abidjan-metro-ivory-coast/ |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=Railway Technology |language=en-US}}

Railway links with adjacent countries

{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} Burkina Faso - yes - {{RailGauge|1000mm}}
{{flagicon|Ghana}} Ghana - no - break of gauge {{RailGauge|1000mm}}/{{RailGauge|1067mm}}
{{flagicon|Mali}} Mali - no - same gauge
{{flagicon|Guinea}} Guinea - no - same gauge
{{flagicon|Liberia}} Liberia - no - break of gauge {{RailGauge|1000mm}}/{{RailGauge|1435mm}}

Timeline

=2010=

In October 2010, the government announced plans to build a 737 km line which would link the port of San Pedro to mines in the west of the country.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-05/ivory-coast-plans-to-build-railway-to-boost-output-from-its-western-mines.html |date=October 5, 2010 |access-date=2010-10-06 |title=Ivory Coast to Build Railway to Boost Output From Western Mines |work=Bloomberg |url-access=subscription}}

=2015=

The first two of six GT26 locomotives arrived from NRE in June 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/nre-locos-arrive-in-abidjan.html |author= |title=NRE locos arrive in Abidjan |date=July 4, 2015 |website=railwaygazette.com |publisher=Railway Gazette |access-date=August 29, 2019}}

=2016=

Six locomotives were ordered from Grindrod.{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/locomotives-for-sitarail |title=Locomotives for Sitarail |date=May 6, 2016 |website=railwaysafrica.com |publisher=Railways Africa |access-date=August 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131185618/https://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/locomotives-for-sitarail |archive-date=January 31, 2017|url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}

=2019=

Three BDe 4/4 II electric railcars, three ABt driving cars and nine second class coaches, formerly in service for Appenzeller Bahnen in Switzerland, were bought by Société de Transport Ivoiro-Burkinabe. They are to be used on services between Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire and Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/appenzeller-bahnen-to-ouagadougou.html |author= |title=Appenzeller Bahnen to Ouagadougou |date=August 9, 2019 |website=railwaygazette.com |publisher=Railway Gazette |access-date=August 29, 2019 }}
A bilateral agreement between Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso for the modernisation and extension of the railway line connecting Abidjan, Ouagadougou, and Kaya was signed in July 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/cote-divoire-burkina-faso-railway-upgrade-agreement.html |author= |title=Côte d'Ivoire – Burkina Faso railway upgrade agreement |date=August 12, 2019 |website=railwaygazette.com |publisher=Railway Gazette |access-date=August 29, 2019}}

File:Abidjan-Niger-Railway.png|Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway map

File:AB BDe 4-4 Appenzell - Gontenbad.jpg|ABt and BDe 4/4 II in Switzerland

Gallery

File: Coupler 2B&S 1000mm IVC & BKF 07.png|Buffer-and-screw coupler {{Track gauge|1000mm|allk=on}} gauge in Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

References

External links

[http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/441688140.pdf UNHCR Atlas Map Côte d'Ivoire]
[https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/cotedivoire.pdf UN Map Côte d'Ivoire]

Category:Metre-gauge railways in Ivory Coast