Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) has 660 kilometres of railway (1995 estimate). The
track gauge is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in).
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.[1]
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.[5]
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.[6]
^"Locomotives for Sitarail". railwaysafrica.com. Railways Africa. May 6, 2016.
Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) has 660 kilometres of railway (1995 estimate). The
track gauge is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in).
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.[1]
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.[5]
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.[6]
^"Locomotives for Sitarail". railwaysafrica.com. Railways Africa. May 6, 2016.
Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2019.