Mali

Mali

Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...

 has only one railway, the Dakar-Niger Railway

Dakar-Niger Railway

The Dakar–Niger Railway connects Dakar, to Koulikoro, . It serves many cities in Senegal and Mali...

, which includes 729 kilometers in Mali and runs from the port of Koulikoro

Koulikoro

Koulikoro is a city in Mali. The capital of the Koulikoro Region, Koulikoro is located on banks of the Niger River, from Mali's capital Bamako....

 via Bamako

Bamako

Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...

 to the border with Senegal

Senegal

Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...

 and continues on to Dakar

Dakar

Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...

. The track gauge is .

Railway links with adjacent countries

Algeria

Rail transport in Algeria

Rail transport in Algeria is operated by the SNTF , the official railway of Algeria.- Railway links to adjacent countries :...

 - no - potential break of gauge / Niger - no railways Burkina Faso

Rail transport in Burkina Faso

There are 622 kilometres of gauge railway in Burkina Faso, of which 517 km run from Ouagadougou to Abidjan in Côte d'Ivoire; and 105 km from Ouagadougou to Kaya.Burkina Faso is landlocked; the railway to Abidjan provides access to the sea....

 - no - same gauge Côte d'Ivoire

Rail transport in Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire has 660 kilometres of railway . The track gauge is .In October 2010, the government announced plans to build a 737km line which would link the port of San Pedro to mines in the west of the country....

 - no - same gauge Guinea

Rail transport in Guinea

Guinea has 1,086 km of railways. This includes 279 km at gauge and 807 km at gauge. The latter includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry.Currently operating in Guinea three different railway companies:...

 - no - same gauge also Senegal

Rail transport in Senegal

Senegal has 906 km of railway at gauge. This is part of the Dakar-Niger Railway which crosses the border to Mali. The railway is operated by Transrail, managed by the Belgian company Vecturis.- History :...

 - yes - same gauge Mauritania - no - break of gauge /

See also

• Railway stations in Mali
  Railway stations in Mali
  - Maps :* * * - Existing : Dakar, Senegal - port Tambacounda, Senegal * Goudiry Kidira, Senegal - Mali border.* Kayes, Mali * Bafoulabe - station is at Mahina* Diamou, Mali * Kita Mali...
  
  
• Transport in Mali
• West Africa Regional Rail Integration
  West Africa Regional Rail Integration
  The West Africa Regional Rail Integration is a proposal to connect up isolated railway networks in West Africa.-Overview:In 2009, USTDA approved funding of $750,000 for a feasibility study grant to assist the Union Économique et Monétaire Ouest-Africaine , in determining the technical and economic...