Regional Express Train (TER) Extension Project

New

Infrastructure

Railway Network Modernization and Expansion Program

Axis 3: Sustainable Spatial Planning and Development

SO.3.5. Develop connectivity infrastructure

Funding (public) :

560,000,000,000 FCFA

Project leader

Ministry of Land and Air Transport

Project description

The project aims to address saturation issues in the Dakar region, road congestion, and support the development of surrounding areas. Once the AIBD extension is completed, the economic development around Diamniadio and AIBD will generate transversal mobility needs with Thiès, the Petite Côte, the Port of Ndayane and Mbour/Saly. The extension to Thiès will improve the TER economic model by attracting new passenger flows and represents the first stage of the Dakar–Tamba axis under the Senegal 2050 framework.

Intervention zones

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Funding (public)

560,000,000,000 FCFA

Overall Objective:

Improve mobility within the Dakar–Thiès triangle.

Specific Objectives:

Connect the Port of Ndayane to the railway network
Improve the economic development of the TER
Support development of regions adjacent to Dakar
Support transversal mobility needs

Expected results

Decongestion of the Dakar region
Increased travel possibilities within the Dakar–Thiès–Mbour triangle
Improved TER economic model
Revitalisation of the city of Thiès
Reduced land speculation in Dakar
Reduced road accidents and fatalities
New economic opportunities and income-generating activities
New railway professions
Thousands of direct and indirect jobs created

Key milestones

2025

Mobilisation of resources

Preliminary design studies

2026

2027

Start of works

2028

2029