Railway stations in Benin

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There has been continuous provision of rail transport in Benin since 1906. Railway stations in Benin include:

Railways in Benin
existing 1000mm gauge, under construction 1000mm gauge, dismantled 600mm gauge

UN Map Benin

Operational

Historical image of Cotonou railway station.

Historical image of Bohicon railway station.

Cotonou – (0 km) port
Porto Novo – national capital; cement factory
Bohicon
Dassa-Zoume
Savé
Parakou – (438 km) railhead in north

Non operational

Ouidah railway station shortly after construction. The station is currently unused.

Pobé – branch railhead in east
Ouidah – on line to west
Segboroué – branch railhead in west.

Under construction

The section from Parakou to Niamey is metre gauge with concrete sleepers which cannot easily be converted to standard gauge.

(2015)^[1]
Parakou (438 km) - railhead in north
Ndali
Kandi
Guéné
Lama-Kara
border (574 km) ^[2]
Gaya
Dosso^[3]
Kollo
Say - iron ore with 650Mt of reserves.
Niamey (1000 km)

Proposed

Cadjehoun St Jean
Godomey
Cococodji
Pahou - terminus of suburban passenger service ^[4]
Sémé
Porto Novo
Cotonou - terminus of suburban passenger service

Closed

Abomey – junction on former 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) Zagnanado narrow gauge line
Zagnanado – branch terminus on former Zagnanado narrow gauge line
Hévé – branch terminus on former Mono narrow gauge line (station intact, but line lifted)
Comè – intermediate stop on former Mono narrow gauge line
Adjaha – intermediate stop on former Mono narrow gauge line

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