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Transportation in the country of Togo is by road, rail, water or air. In 2025, the country launched a study to develop plans to modernize its road network.[1]
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Railways
total:
568 km (2008)
narrow gauge:
568 km of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge
Roadways
total:
7,520 km
paved:
2,376 km
unpaved:
5,144 km (2000)
The Trans–West African Coastal Highway crosses Togo, connecting it to Benin and Nigeria to the east, and Ghana and Ivory Coast to the west. When construction in Liberia and Sierra Leone is finished, the highway will continue west to seven other Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations. A paved highway also connects Togo northwards to Burkina Faso and from there north-west to Mali and north-east to Niger.
In 2024, the Russian ride-hailing app Yango was shut down in the country by the Ministry of Transport after concerns for passenger safety.[2] The app began operating in the country four months previously, without prior authorization.[3]
In 2025, the country announced plans to digitize all SOTRAL bus ticket sales in the country by 2026.[4]
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Waterways
50 km (seasonally navigable by small craft on the Mono River depending on rainfall. (2011))
Ports and harbours
Merchant marine
total:
62 ships
ships by type:
bulk carrier 6, cargo 38, carrier 3, chemical tanker 5, container 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2010)
Airports
8 (2012)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
2
2,438 to 3,047 m:
2 (2012)
In 2024, the Togo cooperated with Chinese partners to redevelop and modernize the country's capital airport.[5]
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
6
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m:
2 (2012)
References
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