| Métro d'Abidjan | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Native name | Métro d'Abidjan |
| Locale | Abidjan |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 20 |
| Operation | |
| Operation will start | 2025 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 37.5 km (23 mi 24 ch) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Yes |
 | This article needs to be updated. (October 2022) |
The Abidjan Metro ( French: Métro d'Abidjan) is a 37.5-kilometre (23.3 mi) rapid transit network under construction serving the Ivorian economic capital of Abidjan. Construction of the network started in November 2017, [1] with the beginning of passenger service originally expected in 2022–2023, [2] but has since been delayed to at least 2025. [3] Initially planned to comprise a single line with 13 stations undertaken by Bouygues-Dongsan, a French-Korean consortium, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] the project has since then been expanded to a single north–south line with 20 stations, financed 100% by France and built solely by three French groups ( Bouygues, through its subsidiaries Bouygues Travaux Publics and Colas Rail, Alstom, and Keolis) after the withdrawal of the South Korean partners from the consortium in October 2017. [1]
Built mostly as an overground and elevated railway in order to avoid more costly tunnels, its automated trains with a driver present in the cabin will be able to run at a top speed of 80 km/h (50 miles/hour) and a maximum frequency of about every 2 minutes. [9] Line 1 of the Abidjan metro is expected to transport 500,000 passengers per day (180 million per year). [9] Construction of line 1 will cost 920 billion CFA francs (1.4 billion euros; 1.7 billion US dollars), entirely financed by France via the French Treasury and the French Development Agency. [10]
In 2018 the Ivorian government was planning for a second line of the Abidjan Metro, an east–west line which would run from Yopougon to Bingerville. [10]
Stations
Line 1
- Anyama Centre ( Anyama is a northern suburb of Abidjan)
- Anyama Sud
- Abobo Nord
- Abobo Intermédiaire
- Abobo Centre
- Abobo Banco
- Abobo Université
- Gare Internationale
- Adjamé Agban
- Adjamé Délégation
- Plateau Centre (the central business district of Abidjan)
- Plateau Lagune
- Treichville
- Treichville Hôpital
- Marcory Canal
- Marcory Centre
- VGE (boulevard named after French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing)
- Akwaba
- Port-Bouët (a southern suburb of Abidjan)
- Aérocité (at Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport)
Anyama Centre, Akwaba, Port-Bouët, and Aérocité stations should open in mid-2023. [2] All other stations should open in mid-2022. [2]
Rolling stock
Alstom Metropolis
The government has awarded French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom the contract to supply 20 five-car Metropolis trains equipped with CBTC. [11]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Côte d'Ivoire : Lancés par Ouattara et Macron, les travaux du métro d'Abidjan seront achevés en 2022 – Jeune Afrique". 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Infrastructures économiques : Tout savoir sur le métro d'Abidjan". 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Ivory Coast launches construction of metro project". www.africanews.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Abidjan to have modern metro system by 2020". News Ghana. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ "Abidjan Metro". Railways Africa. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ Railways Africa 5/2015 p07
- ^ "Abidjan metro concession signed". Railway Gazette. 2015-07-08. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: Bouygues-Dongsan consortium to build €1.3 billion metro train". agence ecofin. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ a b "Abidjan.net Documents" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Métro d'Abidjan : Encore en chantier, la deuxième ligne est déjà envisagée".
- ^ "Construction starts on Line 1 of Abidjan Metro". railjournal. 11 January 2023.
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| Métro d'Abidjan | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Métro d'Abidjan |
| Locale | Abidjan |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 20 |
| Operation | |
| Operation will start | 2025 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 37.5 km (23 mi 24 ch) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Electrification | Yes |
| This article needs to be updated. (October 2022) |
The Abidjan Metro ( French: Métro d'Abidjan) is a 37.5-kilometre (23.3 mi) rapid transit network under construction serving the Ivorian economic capital of Abidjan. Construction of the network started in November 2017, [1] with the beginning of passenger service originally expected in 2022–2023, [2] but has since been delayed to at least 2025. [3] Initially planned to comprise a single line with 13 stations undertaken by Bouygues-Dongsan, a French-Korean consortium, [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] the project has since then been expanded to a single north–south line with 20 stations, financed 100% by France and built solely by three French groups ( Bouygues, through its subsidiaries Bouygues Travaux Publics and Colas Rail, Alstom, and Keolis) after the withdrawal of the South Korean partners from the consortium in October 2017. [1]
Built mostly as an overground and elevated railway in order to avoid more costly tunnels, its automated trains with a driver present in the cabin will be able to run at a top speed of 80 km/h (50 miles/hour) and a maximum frequency of about every 2 minutes. [9] Line 1 of the Abidjan metro is expected to transport 500,000 passengers per day (180 million per year). [9] Construction of line 1 will cost 920 billion CFA francs (1.4 billion euros; 1.7 billion US dollars), entirely financed by France via the French Treasury and the French Development Agency. [10]
In 2018 the Ivorian government was planning for a second line of the Abidjan Metro, an east–west line which would run from Yopougon to Bingerville. [10]
Stations
Line 1
- Anyama Centre ( Anyama is a northern suburb of Abidjan)
- Anyama Sud
- Abobo Nord
- Abobo Intermédiaire
- Abobo Centre
- Abobo Banco
- Abobo Université
- Gare Internationale
- Adjamé Agban
- Adjamé Délégation
- Plateau Centre (the central business district of Abidjan)
- Plateau Lagune
- Treichville
- Treichville Hôpital
- Marcory Canal
- Marcory Centre
- VGE (boulevard named after French president Valéry Giscard d'Estaing)
- Akwaba
- Port-Bouët (a southern suburb of Abidjan)
- Aérocité (at Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport)
Anyama Centre, Akwaba, Port-Bouët, and Aérocité stations should open in mid-2023. [2] All other stations should open in mid-2022. [2]
Rolling stock
Alstom Metropolis
The government has awarded French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom the contract to supply 20 five-car Metropolis trains equipped with CBTC. [11]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Côte d'Ivoire : Lancés par Ouattara et Macron, les travaux du métro d'Abidjan seront achevés en 2022 – Jeune Afrique". 30 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Infrastructures économiques : Tout savoir sur le métro d'Abidjan". 12 May 2017.
- ^ "Ivory Coast launches construction of metro project". www.africanews.com. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Abidjan to have modern metro system by 2020". News Ghana. 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ "Abidjan Metro". Railways Africa. 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ^ Railways Africa 5/2015 p07
- ^ "Abidjan metro concession signed". Railway Gazette. 2015-07-08. Archived from the original on 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: Bouygues-Dongsan consortium to build €1.3 billion metro train". agence ecofin. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ a b "Abidjan.net Documents" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Métro d'Abidjan : Encore en chantier, la deuxième ligne est déjà envisagée".
- ^ "Construction starts on Line 1 of Abidjan Metro". railjournal. 11 January 2023.
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