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).

Railway map of Benin including the rail link to Niger, under construction

View of 1000mm gauge rail track at the new station of Niamey
Maps
Operational
Proposed
From Benin
From Nigeria
- (1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge
Kano - junction (0 km) (capital Kano State)
Dutse
Kazaure
Daura
Katsina (state capital Katsina State)
Jibia
border
Maradi, Niger (capital Maradi Department (248 km)
Niamey - national capital.
- .
- (existing narrow 1067mm gauge)
Zaria - junction (0 km)
Gusau - (capital Zamfara State)
Kauran Namoda railhead [10]
From Côte d'Ivoire via Burkina Faso
Abidjan
(border)
Burkina Faso
(border)
Niamey[11]
See also
- Railway stations in Benin
- Railway stations in Nigeria
- Railway stations in Burkina Faso
- Railway stations in Côte d'Ivoire
- AfricaRail
- West Africa Regional Rail Integration
References
- Article on railpage.com.au
- Article on news.xinhuanet.com
- (in French) "Inauguration of the first train station in Niamey" (Radio France Internationale)
- "A 80 Year-long Wait: Niger Gets its First Train Station" (Global Voices Online)
- "First railway in Niger" (RailwaysAfrica)
- UN
- http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2015/03/31/benin-railway-extension/
- http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2010/10/extending-from-benin-to-niger/
- (informationng.com)
- "Connecting Niger to Côte d'Ivoire" (railwaysofafrica.com)
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