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The railway, like others on the continent, was constructed by the colonial power to encourage economic development in the region, although detractors would claim that it was to exploit the region solely for their own advantage. A Sitarail train Ouagadougou Station in 2013. Template:Abidjan–Ouagadougou railway
Train station in Koudougou, Burkina Faso. There are 622 kilometres of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) metre gauge railway in Burkina Faso, which run from Kaya to the border with Côte d'Ivoire and is part of the Abidjan-Ouagadougou railway. As of June 2024, 'Sitarail' does not operate a passenger train to Abidjan.
Sitarail is a private company that has the concession to operate railway lines formerly operated by national governments in West and Central Africa. Countries include: Countries include: Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
A Sitarail train in July 2009 Agboville station in July 2009. Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) has 660 kilometres (410 mi) of railway (1995 estimate). The track gauge is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in). The railway was built during the French colonial period, and links the port city of Abidjan with Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
The Bobo Dioulasso railway station, built during the colonial era in the Sudano-Sahelian style, 2012. The city has a railroad station along the Abidjan – Ouagadougou Railway . As of June 2014 Sitarail operated a passenger train along the line three times a week in each direction. [ 10 ]
A 2007 map of Burkina Faso, including main and secondary roads, major airports, and railroad lines. Transport in Burkina Faso consists primarily of road, air and rail transportation. The World Bank classified country's transportation as underdeveloped but noted that Burkina Faso is a natural geographic transportation hub for West Africa .
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The nation's railway system is part of a 1 260 km long route that links the country to Burkina Faso [1] and Niger. 1 156 km of railroad links Abidjan to Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso. [2] Built during colonial era by the firm Abidjan-Niger (RAN), this railroad freed several landlocked countries among which were ex-Upper-Volta (Burkina ...