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I’m Disappointed to Find the New Dakar, Senegal, Commuter Railway Still Under Construction
7:09 p.m.: I’ve found myself in a mess here in Dakar, Senegal. The central train station is not open yet and so I had to get a taxi to take me the 1.8 miles here to the end of the line now, Colobane, this huge transport hub that is super congested.
The cab driver came off the highway and went to the left and ended up in this awful traffic jam. I am trying to get on this train before sundown, which is only about 15 minutes from now. Trying to figure out how the hell to get over to the train station amongst all this chaos here. I think using this overpass might be the case. Oh no, it’s closed! What a nightmare. I guess I have to walk back toward this overpass. This is just awful.
The taxi driver should have turned right off the ramp. I wouldn’t be so irritated if it weren’t for the fact I’m running out of daylight to get on this brand-new train. Apparently the last two miles from here to downtown Dakar is still under construction, and this segment, I had read, opened three months ago in January. This would be a perfectly fine adventure if it weren’t for the fact that I won’t be able to see anything from the train once it gets dark.
I pass the busy roundabout circled by numerous vendors and pedestrians. It took 10-15 minutes sitting in traffic just to get off the highway and then turn the wrong direction through this traffic circle. It’s fascinating to see all this; just wish I were not running short on daylight.
I can now see one of the trains. What a strange place to have the first segment terminate. Eventually this line is supposed to run out to the new DSS international airport. I walk over the A1 freeway. The train is really far away from the bus depot on the other side of the highway. I walk over the train tracks, but I can’t figure out where the station is. Is this station even open? I do see a train way over there. There doesn’t seem to be an actual station. Looks like it’s still under construction. This to the right looks like the railyard and maintenance building for the trains. There’s lots of work going on. Maybe this is why the taxi driver was so confused because there is no train running here. I read articles online about the opening of the first segment. This is bewildering. Does not look promising whatsoever.
Trying to ride this train is my last escapade in Senegal. I’ve been here a week and am leaving tomorrow for The Gambia. I come to a dirt lot with a gate and trucks – a huge construction site, not a working train station!
7:28 p.m.: It’s four minutes after sunset. Look what I found: one of the brand-new Senegalese trains! It’s just sitting here in this maintenance yard, which is very much a work in progress. I don’t understand how I read several articles online that the first segment opened in January. This station is not even close to being finished. The platforms are still being built. This is not at all what I expected to find.
I talked to a couple of security guards using Google Translate and told them I wanted to get photos of the new trains. They said no problem, and explained the opening is still several months away. How crazy. I just can’t believe this. I guess I’m not going to get to ride the new Dakar commuter train. It’s disappointing but so it is.
Recorded April 18, 2019
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Game Changing Train Express Regional in Senegal, Africa
Senegal's Train Regional Express from Dakar to Diamniadio. The line will be extended to reach the new Blaise Diagne International Airport.
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Senagal Dakar Train Station
Published on August 12 2019
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The journey from Agadir to Dakar | Al Jazeera World
Filmmaker: Khalid Zairi
Morocco's key natural resources include phosphates, zinc, manganese and iron ore. The mining industry is important to the national economy and its products highly sought abroad.
Moroccan truck drivers Ibrahim Tabii and Abdelkabir Ainan risk their lives on dangerous roads and through disputed terrain to bring mineral material from Agadir to Dakar, a 3,000-kilometre journey that can take around two weeks.
This is not like truck driving across the United States where long distances are common and hours are controlled by the federal law. It's not like driving in Europe with its tight regulation and vehicle monitoring systems measuring driver-time at the wheel.
This is driving in Saharan Africa. There are no motorway service stations, no 24-hour SOS vehicle recovery and no spare parts at the end of a mobile phone. Driving hours are not obviously regulated and there are hardly any rest areas.
The two drivers also have to pass through an area known as the Western Sahara. It has been a disputed territory between Morocco and what's called the Polisario Front since 1975. The UN has maintained a peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, a territory about the size of New Zealand, for 27 years.
UN efforts have repeatedly failed to broker a settlement over the disputed territory, which the Sahrawi people, led by the PF says belongs to them. The Polisario Front, a formerly armed nationalist group signed a cease-fire with Morocco in 1991; but since the conflict has made this leg of the journey risky.
When the two drivers reach the border with Mauritania, they're heavily delayed and by customs and immigration formalities and have no alternative but to wait in a makeshift bedroom until vehicle checks and done and visas issued.
In the US, a driver can be at the wheel for up to 11 hours out of 14. In Europe, the rules are tighter, the daily maximum is normally nine hours but breaks have to be taken every four-and-a-half hours. Daily rest should be eleven hours.
But this is the Moroccan Sahara. Laws setting out the working hours and conditions for freight drivers are hard to identify at the present time, although the Moroccan government does recognise the importance of road safety and is currently devising a national road safety strategy.
I'm sleepy because we haven't rested. We're always under pressure from phone calls, says Ibrahim. Even though we're entitled to rest for an hour after a four-hour drive, the manager doesn't allow it. We're forced to drive day and night. If you get the chance to sleep, it's for a maximum of two hours.
Unlike travelling in other regions of the world with better infrastructure, road conditions in Mauritania are generally poor, making travel difficult. Roadside assistance is non-existent and the country's size (larger than Texas and New Mexico combined) and harsh climate make road maintenance and repair especially problematic.
Mauritania has only about 2,070 km (1,286 miles) of surfaced roads, 710 km (441 miles) of unsurfaced roads, and 5,140 km (3,194 miles) of unimproved tracks, according to countryreports.org.
Drivers are advised to check the tide times, travel in convoy if possible and ensure adequate supplies of water and fuel are available. Local drivers tend to drive without regard to traffic signs or rules.
Roadway obstructions and hazards caused by drifting sand, animals, and poor roads often plague motorists, according to Nasser Weddady, a Middle East and North Africa consultant based in Boston, Massachusetts.
The two drivers also get seriously delayed at the border into Senegal, waiting for papers, getting information from their shipping agent, talking to their boss back in Agadir, and waiting for their passports. All the while, they're missing their families.
Finally, after 3,000 kilometers and over two weeks on the road, the men reach Dakar and unload their trucks. But the return journey with a load of fresh mangoes also has its problems and Ibrahim has to travel back to Morocco empty because of the refrigeration on his vehicle isn't working.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim's reconsidering his career options: The only thing I've been thinking about is going home and returning the truck to its owner and quitting. You can't turn down a job in Africa when you're unemployed. I have to provide for my family so I try to put up with it but it's difficult. I'd rather go home, rest and find another job.
As for Abdelkabir, a steady salary is better than a big occasional one.
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Dakar Today (1943)
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Dakar, French West Africa (Senegal).
Port of Dakar. Group of high ranking French officers together. Various shots of construction of a new military airport - a landing strip is being laid and prefabricated landing mat is being fitted together. Various shots of a railway station where Senegalese soldiers saying goodbye to their loved ones before leaving - the train pulls off to take them to the battle zone.
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Senegal's Dakar Regional Express Train (TER) is the fastest commuter rail in Africa
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Train Express Regional (TER) entre Dakar et l'Aéroport Internaional Blaise Diagne (AIBD)
Le Ter, qui va relier Dakar à Aibd (55 km) en 45 minutes sur une vitesse de pointe de 160km/h, va transporter 115 mille personnes dans 13 rames pouvant contenir chacun 500 personnes. Ce train de type automoteur est doté du mode de traction bi-mode. Il pourra fonctionner grâce à l’électricité ou à l’énergie thermique. Ainsi, 100 ouvrages verront le jour dont 48 ponts rails, 20 ponts routes, 31 ouvrages et un saut de mouton pour sécuriser le tracé. Ce projet comprendra 2 centres de maintenance, l’un à Rufisque et l’autre à Colobane.
Dans cette optique, en plus de la rénovation des gares de Dakar et de Rufisque, Diamniadio verra la construction d’une gare moderne.
SENEGAL: NEW TRAINS DUE FOR DELIVERY
Alstom a French company is beginning shipment of the 15 Coradia Polyvalent trains destined for the west African nation of Senegal from The company’s site in Reichshoffen, France. This milestone follows successful completion of production, all on-site tests and validation by customer APIX.
The first train, which is being transported to the port of Le Havre in France for loading is expected to arrive at the port of Dakar on 12 November.
The supply of 15 trains is expected to serve the increasing need for mobility in Dakar and will run on a new line connecting the centre of the city to the new Blaise Diagne International Airport.
“The railway line will cover 14 stations over 55 km, which they will cover in 45 minutes”, says Mountaga SY, Managing Director of APIX, the project contractor.
With a total of four units, each train is 72 metres long and capacity to carry 531, bringing the number of daily passengers up to 115,000.
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