Thiès Railway Museum

Thiès, Senegal

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The Thiès Railway Museum, located in Thiès, Senegal, celebrates the city’s important role in the history of the country’s railways.

Housed within the Musée Régional de Thiès, the museum highlights the development of the historic Dakar-Niger Railway, which helped connect Senegal with the interior of West Africa and played a major role in trade and transportation. Its exhibits include railway tools, uniforms, ticketing equipment, communication devices, and other artifacts that illustrate the daily operation of the railway system.

The museum also documents the famous 1947-1948 railway strike, a landmark event in the struggle for workers’ rights during the colonial period. As a center of railway heritage, the museum helps preserve the memory of Thiès as Senegal’s historic rail capital. It offers visitors an interesting look at the technological, social, and economic impact of rail transport on the region’s development.