Country
Senegal
Sector
Infrastructure
Intelligence Type
Project
Status / Stage
Under Construction
Confidence
Confirmed
Latest Development
Senegal’s Train Express Régional (TER) light rail — Dakar to Diamniadio (57km, Alstom Citadis X05 trains, operational since 2021) — being extended toward Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) and new Diamniadio city under President Faye’s infrastructure programme.
Project Details
Project TypeLight rail extension + urban transport network
Project OwnerSenegalese government / CETUD
Main ContractorAlstom (rolling stock — Citadis X05)
Financing InstitutionAFD; World Bank; Islamic Development Bank; Senegal government
Current PhaseConstruction
Funding StatusPartial
Latest Development (Detail)
TER Dakar-Diamniadio operational. Extension to AIBD ongoing.
What Happens Next
TER extension to AIBD commissioning.
Commercial Opportunity
Urban transport for the Dakar-Diamniadio economic corridor — West Africa's most active development zone.
Commercial Opportunity Intelligence
Commercial ReadinessCommercially Active
Source & Verification Trail
Last VerifiedAugust 2026
Source(s)CETUD official; AFD Senegal database; Railway Gazette International
Source Date2021–2026