Petit train de banlieue explained
| Petit train de banlieue |
| Image Alt: | The PTB line near Thiaroye. |
| Daily Ridership: | 25,000[1] (2013) |
| Open: | 1987 |
| Close: | 2016 |
| Tracklength: | 802NaN2 |
| Tracks: | Double track between Dakar and Thiès[2] |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The Petit train de banlieue (PTB) was a passenger train providing regular commuter rail service between the and Thiès via Thiaroye and Rufisque.
History
In December 1987, the service was started under the name "Petit train bleu" (Little Blue Train) by the Société nationale de chemins de fer du Sénégal (SNCS). The train ran 10 times per day (12 times according to the Senegalese Government)[3] between Dakar and Thiaroye. This augmented to 22 runs per day in February 1988, 36 in December 1990, and 38 from 1992.[3] [4]
On June 2, 2003, the Petit Train de Banlieue was created as a société anonyme owned by the state.[3] It is nowadays heavily used and served almost 5 million passengers in 2009.[5]
In addition to the Dakar–Rufisque line, the PTB ran services between Dakar and Thiès.[3]
In 2015, the Government announced plans to build a new parallel electrified standard gauge line called Train Express Regional as far as Diamniadio, 36 kilometres from Dakar. This will be followed by a 19 km branch to the Blaise Diagne International Airport, near Ndiass. [6]
The PTB service was discontinued in 2016.[7]
Statistics
| Year | Passengers | Change |
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| 2006[8] | 3 037 917 | |
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| 2007[9] | 4 587 042 | +50,1% |
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| 2008 | 4 154 225 | style="color:red" | -10,4% |
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| 2009 | 4 920 516 | +18,4% |
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| 2010 | 3 811 189 | style="color:red" | -22,5% | |
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See also
References
- Web site: Little Train of the Suburbs dodges Dakar's traffic nightmare. 29 August 2013.
- http://www.senegaldeveloppement.org/docs/services%20et%20infrastructures.PDF Les services et infrastructures de transports
- Web site: Petit Train Bleu (PTB) . 12 January 2014 . Senegalese Government . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112220708/http://www.mit.gouv.sn/index.php/le-ministere/organigramme/116-le-ministere/les-structures-rattachees/212-ptb . 2014-01-12 .
- Book: Diallo, Mamadou . Le Sénégal: Géographie physique, humaine et économique; études régionales . 1989 . EDICEF . Paris . 2-85069-526-2 . 75–77 . fr.
- Web site: Le Petit Train de Banlieue a transporté 4 920 516 voyageurs en 2009 contre 4 154 225 voyageurs en 2008 correspondant à une augmentation de 18,4%. . Situation Economique et Sociale (Édition 2009) . Agence Nationale de la statistique et de la démographie . fr . 169 . 6 January 2011 . 21 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727161413/http://www.ansd.sn/publications/annuelles/SES_2009.pdf . 27 July 2011 .
- [The Railway Magazine]
- Web site: Le chemin de fer sénégalais . Kay Xool . Au Senegal . 15 September 2023.
- Web site: le nombre de voyageurs du Petit Train de Banlieue a connu une baisse de 22,5% en 2010 avec 3 811 189 voyageurs contre 4 920 516 voyageurs en 2009. [...] 3 037 917 voyageurs en 2006. . Situation Economique et Sociale (Édition 2010) . Agence Nationale de la statistique et de la démographie . fr . 231 . December 2011 . 14 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120907001728/http://www.ansd.sn/publications/annuelles/SES_2010.pdf . 2012-09-07 .
- Web site: Le Petit Train Bleu a transporté 4 154 225 voyageurs en 2008 contre 4 587 042 en 2007 correspondant à une baisse de 15,8%. . Situation Economique et Sociale (Édition 2008) . Agence Nationale de la statistique et de la démographie . fr . 148 . November 2009 . 21 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113153633/http://www.ansd.sn/publications/annuelles/SES_2008.pdf . 13 November 2010 .
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