Burkina Faso
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Country Details
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National Railway System
The railway system consists of a single railway, which links Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire with Ouagadougou. It is currently operated by Sitarail, a private company, under contract to the Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso governments.
See also Railways in Burkina Faso description at sinfin.net.
Timetable
There does not appear to be a Sitarail website.
Summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.
Maps
Web-based Maps
Infrastructure
Gauge
- Metre (~620 km)
Electrification
- None
Rule of the road
- Not known; probably single throughout
Recent and Future Changes
Recent Changes
Renovating the 1,260-kilometre of line, starting in Côte d’Ivoire, through to Burkina Faso, which had first been announced in 2015, started 4 December 2022 and is expected to take eight years.
Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services
None known.
