Rail services · Benin

Rail services in Benin

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Benin: Cotonou, Porto-Novo, Parakou.

The rail network in Benin

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 440 km, metre gauge (1,000 mm), mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: OCBN.

Metre-gauge Cotonou–Parakou line, rail loop project towards Niger, port of Cotonou service.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Benin case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in Benin (metre gauge (1,000 mm)) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Cotonou, Porto-Novo and Parakou

Cotonou

Cotonou station, port rail service

Porto-Novo

Cotonou–Porto-Novo line to be rehabilitated

Parakou

terminus of the Cotonou–Parakou line, logistics hub

Our services in Benin

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Benin

Can you work in Benin with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Benin?

The network in Benin uses metre gauge (1,000 mm). Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilisation.

Can you train teams in Benin?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Benin or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Benin?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Benin, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.