Railway stations in Benin

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

Maps

Operational

Historical image of Cotonou railway station.
Historical image of Bohicon railway station.

Non operational

Ouidah railway station shortly after construction. The station is currently unused.

Under construction

The section from Parakou to Niamey is metre gauge with concrete sleepers which cannot easily be converted to standard gauge.

Proposed

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

  1. ↑ Oirere, Shem. "Benin-Niger railway project launched". Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  2. ↑ "BENIN RAILWAY EXTENSION - Railways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-06.
  3. ↑ Africa, Railways. "EXTENDING FROM BENIN TO NIGER". Railways Africa. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
  4. ↑ Ltd, DVV Media International. "Benin passenger service to launch this year". Railway Gazette. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-08-09.

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