Project Number: T.13.4 Project Title: Dakar-Bamako Rail Revitalisation and Signalling Status: S3/S4 Programme/project structuring and promotion to obtain financing Countries Region Sector Sub-Sector Project description Objectives Economic Sustainability and expected benefits REC Project Sponsors Implementing Authority Senegal, Mali West Africa Transport Rail This project is part of the PIDA project Dakar-Niamey Multimodal Corridor. The PIDA project coincides with the planned Dakar Djibouti railway line. The part of the project involves the Railway upgrade of the Dakar - Bamako line (1228 km) with modern equipment. Improving the connectivity between Dakar port and landlocked Bamako for increased trade and regional integration The line is potentially significant because it links landlocked Mali to the port of Dakar, increasingly of interest for Malian exports in the face of the disruption of access to Abidjan, Côte d Ivoire, as a result of civil conflict in that country beginning in late 2002. ECCAS Governments of Senegal and Mali Railway operator: Transrail S.A. is a Dakar-based rail operator that runs a route between Dakar and Bamako Project Status The feasibility study was completed by the Office STUDI in 2011 for the Dakar Djibouti railway line Corridor Management Committee has been formed for the Dakar-Niamey Multimodal Corridor Total estimated Project Value Way Forward Political Support USD 3.1 billion In Phase 1 the focus will be on the Dakar-Bamako section for the Dakar-Niamey Multimodal Corridor. The African Union has identified a limited number of priority regional and continental projects under the "Presidential Infrastructure Champion Initiative (PICI), an initiative to accelerate the implementation of PIDA. The Transportation Corridor Rail / road Dakar - Ndjamena - Djibouti, is one of those projects, of which Dakar Bamako is a part. 1
Background The Dakar Bamako Rail revitalisation project is linked with 2 associated projects the Dakar Djibouti Rail Link and the Dakar Niamey Multimodal Corridor. The details of both these projects are presented below. Dakar - Djibouti Rail Link The project involves several countries (Senegal, Mali, Cote d' Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia and Djibouti) with a total population of over 400 million. It will connect the Atlantic facade and the Indian Ocean from the ports of Dakar and Djibouti. The total length is 8792 km including 5106 km of existing lines, plus intended creation of 3686 km. The total cost of developing a standard way of the existing rail network of the Trans- Sahelian is about US $14.075 billion. Dakar- Niamey Multimodal Corridor Comprises the modernisation of the African Regional Transport Infrastructure Network in West Africa and the roll-out of a smart corridor system for both road and rail transport. In Phase 1, 500 kilometres of highway will be upgraded, while 1 200 kilometres of rail will be modernised. This smart corridor system will later be extended to 4 additional modes. 4 OSBPs will be constructed at various borders in the region. Funding requirement: US $590 million In Phase 1 the focus will be on the Dakar-Bamako section of the project. 2
Economic Sustainability and Strategic Importance Road density is very low in African with 7 km / 100 km 2 compared to other parts of the world such as Europe (170 km / 100 km 2 ) and more than 40 % of roads are in poor condition. The replacement value of the continental network is estimated at US$ 150 billion and necessary expenses for the maintenance of that totalled about US$ 2 billion per year, not including rehabilitation, whose needs were estimated at about US$ 50 billion. The continental rail network consists of 80,000 km of rail, which corresponds to a density of 2.7 km/1000 km 2 as against 400 km/1000 km 2 for Europe. Most railways date from the colonial era and have not been renewed so with twenty African countries that do not have rail network. The network is highly unintegrated. The low level of service is one of the obstacles to the development of intra-african trade and competitiveness of the continent. Transport accounts for 12% of import value and 25% for exports against 5.4 % and 8.8 % worldwide. As part of the Dakar Djibouti rail link, this project is strategically important for it involves several countries who face great challenges in economic and social development, this link will facilitate the connection of the connect the Atlantic facade and the Indian Ocean from the ports of Dakar and Djibouti for increased trade and the creation of a pan-african market. As part of the Dakar Niamey Multimodal Corridor, this link will increase the ease of access for people and goods across the borders of Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger and will assist in the modernisation of the multimodal African Regional Transport Infrastructure Network (ARTIN) Corridor in West Africa. ARTIN s purpose is to link large African centres of consumption and production with the rest of the world via modern and efficient regional transport infrastructure networks and gateways. Further, as with the other multimodal corridors, the Dakar-Niamey Corridor will increase the ease within which people and goods can cross borders. This, in turn, will increase the efficiency and capacity of transport. The increased transport efficiency will lead to better regional trade and integration, as well as cost savings. This corridor will also lead to increased trade between Mauritania and Mali. Technical Specifications The total length of the Dakar Djibouti link will be 8792 km including 5106 km of existing lines and creation of 3686km. The Dakar Bamako rail link is 1228 km long, and the main task for this section will be its upgradation. The standard technical specifications for the Dakar- Djibouti rail link will be as follows: A row width of 50 m A ballasted track on concrete sleepers with sleeper of 1666 sleepers per kilometre 3
A nominal thickness of ballast between the top of the platform and the underside of the cross of 0.25 m for the main track and 0.15 m for sidings A length of the connecting curve, depending on the change of cant (i) to less than 1000 m -ray, the variation of slope is 0.7 mm / m and the length of the connection (1, 42 x real cant), (ii) greater than 1000 m rays, change of cant is 0.5 mm / m and the length of the connection is ( 2 x real cant ) Construction of structures such as walkways, protective walls, crossings, art crossing river works. The speed limit curve (circular) is 120 km / h for passenger trains and 80 km / h for freight trains. For curves with slope, the speed limit is 72 km / h, conditioned by security when crossing curves. The actual maximum slope is 100 mm. Standard gauge (1435 mm) will be retained for the entire corridor The template to be adopted will be the template UIC (sheet 550) for the standard route. The load used for the infrastructure will be 25 tons per axle. Project Status A feasibility study was conducted by Office STUDI in November 2011 for the Dakar Djibouti programme. Corridor Management Committee has been formed for the Dakar-Niamey Multimodal Corridor Financial Status Distribution of estimated project costs: Total cost of developing a standard way of the existing rail network of the Trans- Sahelian Dakar Djibouti Dakar Bamako USD (billion) 14.075 3.1 total cost of construction of missing links in standard railway track, including the cost of construction of three structures Dakar Djibouti 10.811 overall cost of standard gauge railway facilities in the corridor Dakar Djibouti 24.886 Funding Gap 1??? 1 Dakar Niamey Multimodal Corridor: USD 590 million [Source: http://www.au-pida.org/project/85] 4
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