In 2005, there was no Rail Transport in Niger. However a proposal had surfaced for India to finance and build a rail connection from landlocked Niger and Burkina Faso to join seaports in Togo and Benin.^{[1][2] [3][4]}

[edit] Possible rail link projects

• Nigeria - no - 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge
• Benin - no - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+³⁄₈ in)
• Mali - no - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+³⁄₈ in)
• Algeria - no - 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in) (Standard gauge)
• Libya - no - 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in) - under construction

[edit] See also

• Transport in Niger
• Niger

[edit] References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ A map of link from Libya to Niger
3. ^ AfricaRail
4. ^ A map of a scheme to link Côte d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Niger, Benin and Togo, which are conveniently all 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+³⁄₈ in) gauge.

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