Railway stations in Benin
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There has been continuous provision of rail transport in Benin since 1906. Railway stations in Benin include:
Railways in Benin
existing 1000mm gauge, under construction 1000mm gauge, dismantled 600mm gauge
existing 1000mm gauge, under construction 1000mm gauge, dismantled 600mm gauge
Maps
Operational
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- Cotonou - (0 km) port
- Porto Novo - national capital; cement factory
- Bohicon
- Dassa-Zoume
- Savé
- Parakou - (438 km) railhead in north
Non operational
Under construction
- (2015)[1]
- Benin Parakou (438 km) - railhead in north
- Benin Ndali
- Benin Kandi
- Benin Guéné
- Benin Lama-Kara
- Benin Niger border (574 km) [2]
- Niger Gaya
- Niger Dosso[3]
- Niger Kollo
- Niger Say - iron ore with 650Mt of reserves.
- Niger Niamey (1000 km)
Proposed
- Cadjehoun St Jean
- Godomey
- Cococodji
- Pahou - terminus of suburban passenger service [4]
- Sémé
- Porto Novo
- Cotonou - terminus of suburban passenger service
Closed
- Abomey - junction on former 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Zagnanado narrow gauge line
- Zagnanado - branch terminus on former Zagnanado narrow gauge line
- Hévé - branch terminus on former Mono narrow gauge line (station intact, but line lifted)
- Comè - intermediate stop on former Mono narrow gauge line
- Adjaha - intermediate stop on former Mono narrow gauge line
See also
References
- ↑ Oirere, Shem. "Benin-Niger railway project launched". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ↑ "BENIN RAILWAY EXTENSION - Railways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06.
- ↑ Africa, Railways. "EXTENDING FROM BENIN TO NIGER". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ↑ Ltd, DVV Media International. "Benin passenger service to launch this year". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
External links
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Train stations in Benin at Wikimedia Commons
