Dakar–Saint-Louis railway

The railroad linking Dakar (Senegal) to Saint-Louis was the first railroad line in French West Africa when it opened in 1885.[1] It is no longer in service.[2]

Dakar–Saint-Louis Railway
The line shown on a 1901 map
Overview
Termini	Dakar Saint-Louis
Stations	Dakar, Thiès, Louga, Saint-Louis
Service
Type	Heavy rail, disused
History
Opened	5 June 1885
Closed	2003?
Technical
Track length	265 km (164.66 mi)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in) metre gauge
Route map Legend - 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 Taïba phosphate mine 92 km Tivaouane Dakar-Niger Railway 70 km Thiès 29.6 km Rufisque Petit train de banlieue 0 km Dakar

The train linking Dakar to Saint-Louis waiting for departure at Dakar railway station in 1991

References

1. Thilmans, Guy (1992). "Lat Dior, Cheikh Saad Bou et le Chemin de Fer". Revue Saint-Louis, Lille Liège Dakar: 41 p.
2. "Le chemin de fer" [Railways]. au-senegal.com. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

Further reading

• Gallois, L. (1924), "L'achèvement du chemin de fer de Thiès à Kayes (Afrique occidentale française)", Annales de Géographie (in French), 33 (181): 88–90.