Abidjan metro project 66% complete, set to open in January 2029
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Ivoire Actu
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé announced that Abidjan’s Line 1 metro is 66% complete and due to enter service in January 2029, with 540,000 daily passengers expected and 37.4 km covering 18 stations. More than 2,000 Ivorians are already working on the project, with 5,000 jobs promised in the long term, according to the government.
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé announced in Abidjan on 11 November that work on the Abidjan metro had reached 66% completion, with the line expected to enter service in January 2029. Line 1 is to serve 540,000 passengers a day, according to the head of government.
The metro is to link the north-south corridor with 25 to 30 trains, each capable of carrying 1,300 passengers. The line will extend 37.4 km and have 18 stations in the communes of Anyama, Abobo, Adjamé, Plateau, Treichville, Marcory and Port-Bouët.
More than 2,000 Ivorians are already working on the project, including young women who have recently been recruited, Robert Beugré Mambé said. The project is expected to create more than 5,000 jobs in the long term, including 2,000 permanent positions, while the government is calling on private Ivorian operators to invest in commercial activities around major stations.
The metro project is part of the development of urban transport in Abidjan, alongside the Abidjan BRT, which is also expected to enter service in early 2029.
