Metro Line 1 in Côte d'Ivoire's Capital Reaches 66% Completion, Set to Open in January 2029: PM 🇨🇮 Abidjan's north-south Line 1, spanning 37.4 km and 18 stations, will cross seven communes in the Autonomous District of Abidjan, Robert Beugré Mambé stated. 🚇 It is projected to handle around 540,000 passengers a day, with 25–30 trains, each able to carry up to 1,300 passengers, he added. 👉 The project is expected to: ▪️ improve urban mobility; ▪️ ease congestion; ▪️ create jobs. 👷🏾♀️ More than 2,000 Ivorians, including young women, are already employed at the construction site. "Ultimately, more than 5,000 jobs will be created, including 2,000 permanent positions," he stressed. Subscribe to @sputnik_africa 🔸 Sputnik Africa | X 🔸