How Senegal Built a Train That Took Cars off the Road

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:08:56 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwHiSoDDBc

"Every day, around 80,000 people use Senegal’s Train Express Régional (TER) to
travel between Dakar and Diamniadio. What once took more than two hours in
traffic now takes just 40 minutes by train.

Launched in 2021, the TER was built to cut congestion, reduce pollution, and
modernize public transport in one of West Africa’s fastest-growing urban
regions. With more than 55 million passengers carried so far, the railway has
already helped remove thousands of cars from the road.

But the project also brings new challenges — from waste management and safety
to rapid expansion. This video looks at how Senegal’s flagship train is
changing daily life, and what it could mean for the future of sustainable urban
transport in Africa."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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