Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD explained

Train Express Régional
Locale:Dakar, Senegal
Transit Type:Commuter rail, airport rail link
Lines:1
Stations:14
Ridership:50,000 (average)[1]
Began Operation:27 December 2021 (Phase I)
System Length:55km (34miles)
El:25 kV 50 Hz OHLE

The Train Express Regional (TER)[2] is an airport rail link in Senegal that connects Dakar with Diamniadio and the Blaise Diagne International Airport.[3] [4]

History

Construction on the TER began in the third quarter of 2016 and is expected to be fully completed at the end of 2023.[5] It was built by French companies Engie and Thales Group. The contract is valued at €2 billion.

The line is being built in two stages, with the first covering from the city of Dakar to Diamniadio, and the second stage covering more to the airport.

The first phase of the line was originally inaugurated on 14 January 2019, but actual service did not start until more than two years later.[6] The early inauguration was a political maneuver by President Macky Sall to draw attention to his accomplishments in the lead-up to his re-election.[7] Regular passenger service running the 13 stations from Dakar to Diamniadio began on 27 December 2021.[8] Construction is ongoing on the second phase .

Before opening, protests were held by some Dakar citizens who felt they had not been sufficiently compensated by the government after their homes and businesses were demolished during the line's construction.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Train express régional de Dakar : 5 millions de voyageurs enregistrés après 100 jours. Agence Ecofin. 29 April 2022. 25 September 2022. French.
  2. Web site: Engie and Thales to Build Rail System to Connect New Airport in Dakar | Railways Africa. 26 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826233524/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/engie-and-thales-to-build-rail-system-to-connect-new-airport-in-dakar. 26 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Coup d'envoi du TER de Dakar. 14 January 2019.
  4. Web site: Senegal launches Dakar airport rail link tender. 3 August 2015.
  5. Web site: 14 janvier 2019 : Il y a 2 ans, le président Macky Sall inaugurait le TER. 14 January 2021. Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal, toute actualité du jour.
  6. Web site: UrbanRail.Net > Africa > Senegal > Dakar TER . 2023-02-09 . www.urbanrail.net.
  7. Web site: Diouf . Mohamed . 14 janvier 2019 : Il y a 2 ans, le président Macky Sall inaugurait le TER . Senego . 15 September 2023 . 14 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Ba . Diadie . Senegal's New Commuter Train Makes First Journey From Capital Dakar . US News . Reuters . 28 December 2021 . 27 December 2021.
  9. Web site: The AfDB Pledges $US1.4 Billion in Funding for Senegal | Railways Africa . www.railwaysafrica.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005120452/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/the-afdb-pledges-us1-4-billion-in-funding-for-senegal . 5 October 2016 . dead.
  10. Web site: Alstom ships Senegal trainsets . Railway Gazette International . 22 October 2018 . 24 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Alstom Begins Shipping Coradia Polyvalent Regional Trains For Senegal . Railways Africa . 15 September 2023 . 26 October 2018.
  12. [Railway Gazette International]

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