Rail services · Mauritania

Rail services in Mauritania

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Mauritania: Nouakchott, Nouadhibou, Zouérat.

The rail network in Mauritania

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 700 km, standard gauge (1,435 mm), mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: SNIM.

Zouérat–Nouadhibou iron-ore line operated by SNIM with the world's longest trains, line project towards Nouakchott.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Mauritania 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, the gauge in use in Mauritania; approval by the infrastructure manager is confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Nouakchott, Nouadhibou and Zouérat

Nouakchott

outside the network, rail link project to the port

Nouadhibou

ore terminal, terminus of the Zouérat line

Zouérat

iron mines, origin of the SNIM line

Our services in Mauritania

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 Mauritania

Can you work in Mauritania 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 Mauritania?

The network in Mauritania is standard gauge (1,435 mm), the gauge our road-rail plant is built for.

Can you train teams in Mauritania?

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

Do you work with local companies in Mauritania?

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