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== Rail transport == {{main|Rail transport in Ivory Coast}}The nation's railway system is part of a 1 260 km long route that links the country to Burkina Faso<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/infrastructure/single-view/view/abidjan-ouagadougou-railway-upgrade-begins.html|title = Abidjan – Ouagadougou enhancement launched|website = Railway Gazette}}</ref> and Niger. 1 156 km of railroad links Abidjan to Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso.<ref>{{Cite book|title = African Economic Outlook 2006|publisher = OECD, African Development Bank|year = 2006|isbn = 9264022449|pages = 241}}</ref> Built during colonial era by the firm Abidjan-Niger (RAN), this railroad freed several landlocked countries among which were ex-Upper-Volta (Burkina Faso), Niger, and Mali. This railroad, operated by Sitarail, plays a key role as regards to the carriage of the goods (livestock) and the transport of people between Ivory Coast and border countries: 1 million tons of goods have transited in 2006. In 2005, despite the negative impact the crisis had on the sector, benefits engendered by transporting the goods and people via RAN, are estimated respectively at 16 309 et3 837billionCFA.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} As of 2004, the railway network consisted of a state-controlled 660 km section of a 1,146 km narrow gauge railroad that ran north from [[Abidjan]] through [[Bouaké]] and [[Ferkéssédougou]] to [[Ouagadougou]], [[Burkina Faso]]. {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" !Railway links with adjacent countries !Towns served by rail !Maps |- |{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Transport in Burkina Faso|Burkina Faso]] - yes - {{RailGauge|1000mm}} {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Transport in Ghana|Ghana]] - no - [[break of gauge]] {{RailGauge|1000mm}}/{{RailGauge|1067mm}} {{flagicon|Mali}} [[Transport in Mali|Mali]] - no - same gauge {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Transport in Guinea|Guinea]] - no - same gauge {{flagicon|Liberia}} [[Transport in Liberia|Liberia]] - no - [[break of gauge]] {{RailGauge|1000mm}}/{{RailGauge|1435mm}} and {{RailGauge|1067mm}} |[[Abidjan]] [[Abidjan|Agboville]] [[Abidjan|Bouaké]] [[Abidjan|Katiola]] [[Abidjan|Tafire]] [[Abidjan|Ouangolodougou]] [[Abidjan|Ferkessédougou]] |[https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/cotedivoire.pdf UN Map] |} {{main|Railway stations in Ivory Coast}}
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