SEN-TER

SEN-TER (also written SENTER, and formally the Société Nationale du Train Express Régional) is the Senegalese national organization responsible for the regional express rail service in the Dakar area. It is a state-owned company whose mandate is to build, operate and manage the Train Express Régional (TER), Senegal's modern commuter rail line running from the capital Dakar to Diamniadio and onward toward the Blaise Diagne International Airport. The company is headquartered at 16, Boulevard Djily Mbaye in Dakar and presents itself as the operator of a flagship national infrastructure project — the first major urban rail system of independent Senegal. The TER is designed as a high-frequency regional express service. According to the company's own figures, the line is built for a maximum speed of 160 km/h, covers 36 km on railway right-of-way between Dakar and Diamniadio, and is planned to serve 14 stations and stops, of which 3 are multimodal. Service is designed around 6 trains per hour — one train every 10 minutes — and a journey of about 45 minutes to reach Blaise Diagne International Airport from Dakar. At entry into service the operator planned 12 trains in operation and 3 trains under maintenance. Beyond running trains, SEN-TER manages the commercial and real-estate dimension of the network. The company has made available 83 commercial spaces across 13 stations and stops of the TER between Dakar and Diamniadio, including 58 kiosks installed on station forecourts. These retail units host both large international brands and local Senegalese brands, in line with a stated aim of showcasing "made in Senegal". SEN-TER also sells advertising space within the TER perimeter — stations, trains, forecourts and platforms — and describes the TER, with 115,000 passengers per day, as one of the largest communication spheres in Senegal. The brand is closely tied to the modernization of Senegalese transport and to the country's flagship infrastructure program. Its communications highlight the historic Dakar station, built in 1885 and once linking Dakar to Saint-Louis, alongside the future emblematic station of Diamniadio. The company also communicates about the extension of the TER beyond the Blaise Diagne International Airport toward Thiès and Mbour. As a national operator, SEN-TER sits at the intersection of public transport policy, urban development and commercial activity in the Dakar region.

SEN-TER is the national organization created to deliver and operate the Train Express Régional (TER), Senegal's regional express rail project in the Dakar area. The company presents the TER as a first for independent Senegal, describing it as "cette première de l'histoire du Sénégal indépendant" in its presentation brochure. Its corporate identity is bound up with the modernization of the country's transport infrastructure and with the ambition to give the Dakar metropolitan region a modern, high-frequency rail backbone. The project is rooted in Senegal's railway heritage. SEN-TER's communications recall that the Dakar station was built in 1885 and linked Dakar to Saint-Louis, placing the new express line in a long national railway tradition while presenting it as a break with the past. The new TER line was built on 36 km of railway right-of-way between Dakar and Diamniadio, designed for a maximum speed of 160 km/h and planned to serve 14 stations and stops, three of them multimodal. The service concept calls for six trains per hour — one train every ten minutes — and a journey of about 45 minutes from Dakar to Blaise Diagne International Airport. At entry into service, the operator planned to have 12 trains in operation and 3 trains under maintenance. The line's stations include the historic Gare de Dakar, the Gare de Rufisque and the future emblematic station of Diamniadio, which SEN-TER has promoted as a landmark of the new network. The extension of the TER beyond the Blaise Diagne International Airport toward Thiès and Mbour has been publicly discussed, with the company reporting on the extension under the heading "Après l'AIBD, cap sur Thiès et Mbour". Alongside its transport mission, SEN-TER has developed a commercial and media business around the railway. It has made available 83 commercial spaces across 13 stations and stops between Dakar and Diamniadio, including 58 kiosks on station forecourts, hosting both international chains and local brands in support of "made in Senegal". It also markets advertising space in stations, trains, forecourts and platforms, positioning the TER — with 115,000 passengers per day — as one of the largest communication spheres in Senegal. The company is headquartered at 16, Boulevard Djily Mbaye in Dakar and can be contacted through its official site and the email address contact@senter.sn.

• Dakar station built, linking Dakar to Saint-Louis (historic railway heritage cited by SEN-TER)

• TER line built on 36 km of railway right-of-way between Dakar and Diamniadio, designed for 160 km/h

• Planned entry into service with 12 trains in operation and 3 under maintenance

• 83 commercial spaces made available across 13 TER stations and stops, including 58 kiosks

• Public discussion of TER extension beyond Blaise Diagne International Airport toward Thiès and Mbour

• News item: Mansour Faye announces start of "Grands trains du Sénégal" works in 2023

State-owned operator of Senegal's flagship regional express rail network, combining public transport with station retail and advertising.

• Train Express Régional (TER) Dakar–Diamniadio

  Regional express rail service on 36 km of railway right-of-way, designed for 160 km/h, with 14 stations and stops and 6 trains per hour.

• Blaise Diagne International Airport connection

  About 45 minutes from Dakar to Blaise Diagne International Airport by TER.

• Station commercial spaces

  83 commercial spaces across 13 stations and stops, including 58 kiosks on forecourts, hosting international and local brands.

• Advertising space

  Advertising space in stations, trains, forecourts and platforms within the TER perimeter.

1. 1Accueil | Sentersentersa.sn
2. 2Services en gare | Sentersentersa.sn
3. 3Wikidata Q138331018wikidata.org