Transport in Senegal

This article describes the system of transport in Senegal, both public and private.This system comprises roads (both paved and unpaved), rail transport, water transport, and air transportation.

Roads

The system of roads in Senegal is extensive by West African standards, with paved roads reaching each corner of the country and all major towns.

International highways

Dakar is the endpoint of three routes in the Trans-African Highway network. These are as follows:

• Cairo-Dakar Highway which crosses the edge of the Sahara
• Dakar-Ndjamena Highway which links the countries of the Sahel
  , also called the Trans-Sahelian Highway
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) the Trans–West African Coastal Highway (though ECOWAS considers this route to start in Nouakchott, Mauritania
  ).

Senegal's road network links closely with those of the Gambia, since the shortest route between south-western districts on the one hand and west-central and north-western districts on the other is through the Gambia.

Motorways

The only operational motorway in Senegal currently runs for 34 km. between

National roads

The most important roads in Senegal are prefixed "N" and numbered from 1 to 7:

• Mbour - Fatick - Kaolack – Tambacounda – Kidira – (Mali
  )
• N2: Pout – Thiès – Louga - St-Louis – Richard Toll – Ouro Sogui – Kidira - (Mali)
• Touba – Linguère – Ouro Sogui
• N4: Kaolack – (Trans-Gambia Highway) – Bignona – Ziguinchor – (Guinea-Bissau)
• Gambia) - Sokone - Kaolack
• N6: Tambacounda – Vélingara - Kolda – Ziguinchor – (Guinea-Bissau)
• Niokolo-Koba – Kédougou – Guinea

• R20, R21, R22
• R30, R31, R32
• R60, R61
• R70

Major incidents

• Senegal bus crash (2023)

Railways

total: 906 km
narrow gauge: 906 km of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge (70 km double track)

Maps

• UN Map
• [1]

Ground transport

There were an estimated 4,271 km of

• Dakar - railhead
• Kaolack, Matam, Podor, Richard Toll, Saint-Louis, Ziguinchor

There were an estimated 20

• Senegal

References

• CIA Fact Book for SG

External links

 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook.