Train Express Regional Dakar-AIBD

The Train Express Regional (TER) [1] is airport rail link in Senegal that connects Dakar with the Blaise Diagne International Airport.[2][3] It will be built by French companies Engie and Thales Group. The contract is valued at €2 billion.

Train Express Régional
The TER in Dakar station
Overview
LocaleDakar, Senegal
Transit typeCommuter rail, airport rail link
Number of lines1
Number of stations14
Technical
System length55 km (34 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz OHLE

Travel time between the city and the airport is expected to be under 50 minutes. The Train Express Régional will serve 14 stations on a 55 km route. Ridership is estimated at 115 000 passengers/day. The rolling stock will consist of 15 four-car Alstom's Coradia Polyvalent dual-mode multiple units.[4]

The line will be built in two stages, with the first covering 36 km from the city of Dakar to Diamniadio, while the second stage covering 19 km more to the airport. Construction began in the third quarter of 2016 and is expected to be completed in 2021.[5] The line was inaugurated by President Macky Sall on January 14, 2019 but has yet to enter operational service.[6]

Stations
Dakar railway station

Rolling Stock
  • 15 four-car Coradia Polyvalent trainsets[8] 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).[9]

Parameters
  • Length: 54 km [10]
  • Stations: 14
  • Lines: 1
  • Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
  • Voltage: 25 kV AC
  • Train size: 4
  • Fleet size: 15
  • Max speed: 160 km/h

See also

References
  1. "Engie and Thales to Build Rail System to Connect New Airport in Dakar | Railways Africa". August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26.
  2. "Coup d'envoi du TER de Dakar". January 14, 2019.
  3. "Senegal launches Dakar airport rail link tender". August 3, 2015.
  4. Alstom trainset for Senegal on test, 02 May 2018, Railway Gazette, https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/traction-rolling-stock/single-view/view/alstom-trainset-for-senegal-on-test.html
  5. "14 janvier 2019 : Il y a 2 ans, le président Macky Sall inaugurait le TER". Senego.com - Actualité au Sénégal, toute actualité du jour. January 14, 2021.
  6. "Le premier TER mis en place sur les lignes ferroviaires sénégalaises". VOA.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005120452/http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/the-afdb-pledges-us1-4-billion-in-funding-for-senegal
  8. "Alstom ships Senegal trainsets". Railway Gazette International. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  9. https://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/alstom-begins-shipping-coradia-polyvalent-regional-trains-for-senegal
  10. Railway Gazette International, September 2016, pg10.


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