Bénirail

Bénirail is the concessioned railway system of Benin. It is being rehabilitated by the Bolloré Group.^[1]

The project includes complete replacement of the track and the rehabilitation of the stations at Cadjèhoun Saint-Jean, Godomey, Cococodji and Pahou.

A passenger service to be called Blueline using second hand coaches from Switzerland's Zentralbahn is due to start in late 2015. Bénirail will purchase BB204 diesel locomotive and Nippon Sharyo coaches from Indonesia.

Suburban

• Cotonou - economic capital
• Cadjehoun
• Saint-Jean
• Godomey
• Cococodji
• Pahou
• Sémé

Stage 2

• Sémé
• Porto Novo - capital

Country

• Cotonou
• Parakou (000 km)
• Niamey, Niger (574 km)

International

A metre gauge network of 2500 km is proposed to link the following countries:

• Côte d’Ivoire
• Burkina Faso
• Niger
• Benin
• Togo

See also

• Railway stations in Benin
• Suburban railways in Africa