- Dakar-Saint-Louis railway
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Dakar-Saint-Louis Railway
The line shown on a 1901 mapOverview Type Heavy rail, disused Termini Dakar
Saint-LouisStations Dakar, Thiès, Louga, Saint-Louis Operation Opened June 5, 1885 Closed 2003? Technical Track length 265 km (164.66 mi) No. of tracks 1 Track gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) Route map Legend265 km Saint-Louis 232 km Mpal Linguère Daraa Koki 196 km Louga 159 km Kébémèr Mékhé 92 km Tivaouane Dakar-Niger Railway 80 km Thiès 28 km Rufisque Petit train de banlieue 0 km Dakar The railroad linking Dakar (Senegal) to Saint-Louis was the first railroad line of the French West Africa when it opened in 1885. It is nowadays out of service.[1]
References
- ^ "Le chemin de fer [Railways]". au-senegal.com. 19 January 2009. http://www.au-senegal.com/Le-chemin-de-fer.html. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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