HIBAPRESS-RABAT-Senegalese agencies
The resumption of Regional Express Train (TER) services is now a reality, users will be able to travel in complete safety from yesterday Sunday. After several weeks of disruption due to bad weather in September, the Rufisque signal box, seriously damaged by rainwater, was put back into working order.
New option, 19 km under construction since March 2022. Planned to connect Blaise Diagne international airport to destinations such as Thiès and Mbour, it will extend the TER network to 55 km to broaden service to other urban areas.
The Senegalese capital concentrates a fifth of the country’s nearly 18 million inhabitants, according to data from the 2023 census.
In 2023, nearly 41 million people used the TER, as shown by statistics from the Société Nationale de Gestion du Patrimoine du Train Express Régional (SEN-TER SA). Added to this network are the new BRT service and the Dakar Dem Dikk bus lines, public public transport offers which are part of government urban mobility policies to reduce the flow of personal vehicles in circulation.
Passengers can now resume their journeys with confidence, while the Senter teams remain mobilized to ensure quality service and prevent future disruptions.
