Niamey railway station
Niamey | |||||
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Locomotive at Niamey Terminus station (2019). | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bluezone Niamey, Boulevard du 15 Avril Hippodrome, Commune IV, Niamey Niger | ||||
| Coordinates | 13°29′54.48″N 2°8′7.61″E / 13.4984667°N 2.1354472°E | ||||
| System | Inter-city & Commuter rails | ||||
| Owned by | Government of Niger | ||||
| Line | Niamey-Dosso-Kandi-Parakou-Cotonou | ||||
| Platforms | 1 (not finalized) | ||||
| Tracks | 1 (not finalized) | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 7, 2014 | ||||
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Niamey (French: Gare de Niamey), or "Niamey Terminus", colloquially also known as Niamey Hippodrome, is the main railway station of the city of Niamey, the capital of Niger. It is the terminus of the Niamey-Dosso railway line. Located near the Niamey Racecourse (Hippodrome de Niamey), in Niamey IV borough, it is the first station opened in Niger and is part of AfricaRail project. A few kilometers further there is a second railway station in town, "Aeroport", near the airport.