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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The | The Senegal Railway Network is a series of railways that usually radiate from [[Dakar]] on Africa's West Coast. There are 3 Main Lines with multiple branch lines | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Due to the lack of active nations in the Western Portion of Africa and lack of good transport besides some [[Mali|Malian]] canals Dakar decided to undertake | Due to the lack of active nations in the Western Portion of Africa and lack of good transport besides some [[Mali|Malian]] canals Dakar decided to undertake massive railway building projects, including the Dakar-Sahel, the TransSahara and the Noland Main Lines. The railways were slowly build from Dakar, coming from the Dakar Terminus on elevated track. | ||
The | === '''Dakar-Sahel Main Line''' === | ||
The Dakar-Sahel runs from Dakar to Zulu on the Red Sea, it runs from the Dakar Terminus to the upper reaches of the Senegal river before continuing in a near-straight line to the capital of Sudan then crossing the Nile and ending at the Red Sea in Zulu. | |||
=== '''TransSahara Main Line''' === | |||
The TransSahara runs from the Dakar-Terminus northward to the Senegal River before crossing the continuing in a relatively straight line until just south of [[Laâyoune|Laayoune]], where it turns east again north again, ending just south of the Straight of Gibraltar. | |||
=== '''Noland Main Line''' === | |||
The Noland Line parallels the TransSahara line until it departs it when the TransSahara turns northward the Noland Line continues east until reaching the town of Noland. | |||
=== '''Timbuktu Branch Line''' === | |||
The Timbuktu Branch links the Dakar-Sahel with the town of Timbuktu | |||
=== '''Dakar Local Branch Line''' === | |||
The Dakar Local Branch links the different sectors of Dakar together with the Dakar Terminus | |||
== Future == | == Future == | ||
The Dakar-Sahel Railway will add | The Dakar-Sahel Railway will add branch lines, a planned one to Lagos to reach the Lagos network, which connects into Cameroon. | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 7 March 2019
Overview
The Senegal Railway Network is a series of railways that usually radiate from Dakar on Africa's West Coast. There are 3 Main Lines with multiple branch lines
History
Due to the lack of active nations in the Western Portion of Africa and lack of good transport besides some Malian canals Dakar decided to undertake massive railway building projects, including the Dakar-Sahel, the TransSahara and the Noland Main Lines. The railways were slowly build from Dakar, coming from the Dakar Terminus on elevated track.
Dakar-Sahel Main Line
The Dakar-Sahel runs from Dakar to Zulu on the Red Sea, it runs from the Dakar Terminus to the upper reaches of the Senegal river before continuing in a near-straight line to the capital of Sudan then crossing the Nile and ending at the Red Sea in Zulu.
TransSahara Main Line
The TransSahara runs from the Dakar-Terminus northward to the Senegal River before crossing the continuing in a relatively straight line until just south of Laayoune, where it turns east again north again, ending just south of the Straight of Gibraltar.
Noland Main Line
The Noland Line parallels the TransSahara line until it departs it when the TransSahara turns northward the Noland Line continues east until reaching the town of Noland.
Timbuktu Branch Line
The Timbuktu Branch links the Dakar-Sahel with the town of Timbuktu
Dakar Local Branch Line
The Dakar Local Branch links the different sectors of Dakar together with the Dakar Terminus
Future
The Dakar-Sahel Railway will add branch lines, a planned one to Lagos to reach the Lagos network, which connects into Cameroon.