La locomotive CC2207 de la SOPAFER effectuera demain le trajet Bamako-Kayes, avec des arrêts dans toutes les gares. pic.twitter.com/WeUMxIhj37 — Ministère des Transports et Infrastructures Mali (@TransportsMali) June 8, 2023Mali’s sole passenger train service, linking the capital Bamako with the west of the country, resumed commercial operations on Friday after a five-year break, the transport ministry said. Service on the line had halted in May 2018 because of poor maintenance, adding to transport problems in a deeply poor country where decent roads are few. The Bamako-Kayes line is part of a track completed in 1924 during the French colonial era linking Bamako with Dakar, the Senegalese capital, 1,286 kilometres away. Passengers rushed to buy tickets after news that the service had resumed, according to pictures posted by the transport ministry on Twitter.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 09, 2023 15:55 UTC