Libyan Railroads is considering extending its incomplete rail network south into neighbouring Chad and Niger to establish a rail transit route. The news was revealed during a consultative meeting held yesterday at Libyan Railroads’ Tripoli headquarters between Said Al-Kilani, the head of Libyan Railways, and the ambassadors of Chad and Niger. Al-Kilani briefed the ambassadors on the transit trade plan through a rail line linking Chad and Niger with the southern Libyan city of Sebha. He reminded that Libya possesses elements of transit trade from large commercial ports and a railway project, parts of which have been implemented, but others have stopped due to the country’s recent instability. He said they had all expressed their willingness to cooperate for the return of the implementation of the components of the Libyan railway project.
