Sitarail

The international Company of African transport by rail or Sitarail is a company of the Ivory Coast, subsidiary of Comazar (group Bolloré) operating the railroads in Ivory Coast and to the Burkina Faso. The company has a concession on the rail network of these 2 countries.

Exploited line

Abidjan - Ouagadougou: 1260 km

History

The railway line Abidjan - Ouagadougou was built between 1905 and 1954. Of 1960 with 1989, this line was managed and exploited by a state enterprise Bi-main road, the Governed railroads Abidjan-Niger ( RAN ) pertaining to the Ivory Coast and the Burkina Faso. The two countries decide to resort to a dealer in December 1994. The line is conceded in Sitarail in August 1995 for one 15 years duration. The civil war in Ivory Coast causes the interruption of the traffic starting from September 19th, 2002. The border with the Burkina Faso remains closed until June 2003. The traffic begins again timidly for the travellers in October 2003. But because of the insecurity, the traffic is in clear fall: in 2004, one records a reduction of 50%.

Rolling stock

Locomotive S: 24

On the 39 engines property of the two national companies in 1995, Sitarail takes again only 13 pertaining to the series DC 2200. Sitarail has into clean only four machines, reconditioned by the firm Transtrade in 1996. With the liking of the reconditionings, Sitarail used a total of 20 DC 2000. The park could reach a total of 24 machines. In 2005, it was not any more but of 19 engines.

Coach S: 631 (clean) +197 (pertaining to thirds)
Cars passengers: 29 in 2005

See too

Governed railroads Abidjan-Niger

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