The Train Express Regional (TER) will connect Dakar with Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD).  An initial 36 km will link Dakar to Diamniadio and a second phase of 19 km would connect Dakar to the Blaise Diagne airport. A total of 14 train stations will be served and the fastest end-to-end journey will take 45 minutes. The railway is expected to carry 115 000 passengers per day. The TER's first test run has been launched on 14 January 2019 and the first passenger train is scheduled to run later this year.