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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The Dakar-Sahel Railway is a railway that links [[Dakar]] on Africa's West Coast with Zulu on the Red Sea's Coast.
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 two massive railway projects, the Dakar-Sahel being the first one, the Trans-Sahara being the second.
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 railway was slowly build from Dakar, coming from the Dakar Terminus on elevated track until it lowered to ground level and proceeded to the upper reached of the Senegal River until turning southward, following the river for a bit before turning due east again. There it continues before turning north to get out of the trees to lessen the lag. There is continues, crossing the Korban Canal, reaching the Nile, and finally ending at Zulu.
=== '''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 branchlines, a planned one to Lagos to reach the Lagos network, which connects into Cameroon.
The Dakar-Sahel Railway will add branch lines, a planned one to Lagos to reach the Lagos network, which connects into Cameroon.
 
It will also connect with the rest of the Dakar network, such as the TransSahara Line.
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