Classic route
Sitarail Voyageurs
Ouagadougou → Bobo-Dioulasso · Burkina Faso
The lone survivor of the once-famous Abidjan–Ouagadougou train: a weekly Burkina-only service revived in November 2023 between the two biggest cities.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 8530177 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 3 m from it
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Sitarail Voyageurs?
The Sitarail Voyageurs runs 340 km from Ouagadougou to Bobo-Dioulasso.
How long does the Sitarail Voyageurs take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 8 h for the 340 km. That is an average of 43 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 70 km/h.
Who runs the Sitarail Voyageurs?
Sitarail (AGL), with Sitarail coaches, GL30 diesel.
How old is the Sitarail Voyageurs?
The line has been in service since 1954. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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