The Train Express Regional (TER) is

airport rail link An airport rail link is a service providing passenger rail transport from an airport to a nearby city by mainline or commuter trains, rapid transit, people mover, or light rail. Direct links operate straight to the airport terminal, while ...

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

that connects

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar ...

with the

Blaise Diagne International Airport Blaise Diagne International Airport (french: link=no, Aéroport international Blaise Diagne, ) is an international airport near the town of Diass in Thiès Region, Senegal, east of downtown Dakar. It serves as the main airport for Dakar, replac ...

. It was built by French companies Engie and

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. The contract is valued at €2 billion.

History

Construction on the TER began in the third quarter of 2016 and is expected to be fully completed at the end of 2023. The line will be built in two stages, with the first covering 36 km from the city of Dakar to

Diamniadio Diamniadio is a town in Senegal. History Diamniadio is a part of the collective development program of the government of Senegal under the leadership of President Macky Sall to revitalize Senegal's economy. The development of the new city is ta ...

, while the second stage covering 19 km more to the airport. The first phase of the line, running the 13 stations from Dakar to Diamniadio, was inaugurated on 27 December 2021. 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.

Stations

* Hann * Thiaroye * Mbao * Rufisque * Bargny *

Rolling stock

* 15 four-car Coradia Polyvalent trainsets The trainsets are mainline dual-mode trains (diesel and electric 25 kV) capable of running at speeds of 160 km/h. Each trainset is 72 metres long with four cars and has capacity for 531 passengers in two classes (first and second).

Parameters

* Length: 54 km Railway Gazette International, September 2016, pg10. * Stations: 14 * Lines: 1 * Gauge: * Voltage:

25 kV AC Railway electrification systems using alternating current (AC) at are used worldwide, especially for high-speed rail. It is usually supplied at the standard utility frequency (typically 50 or 60Hz), which simplifies traction substations. The dev ...

* Train size: 4 * Fleet size: 15 * Max speed: 160 km/h

References

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History

Stations

Rolling stock

Parameters

See also

References