A new commuter rail service has begun operating in Senegal.
Officials say it will help reduce pollution, and estimates expect about 100,000 passengers a day will use the trains.
But with half the population living below the poverty line, many people say the $3 ticket price is too expensive for them.
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports.
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Officials say it will help reduce pollution, and estimates expect about 100,000 passengers a day will use the trains.
But with half the population living below the poverty line, many people say the $3 ticket price is too expensive for them.
Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports.
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#Senegal #CommuterTrain #Dakar
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