The Société Nigérienne de Transports de Voyageurs or SNTV (English: Nigerien Passenger Transport Company) is the Nigerien government owned bus and public transport company.[1]
Operation
The SNTV operates an inter-city and limited international coach system, as well as the "Gare Routieres" or "Autogares": Coach, truck, and taxi stations found in most Nigerien cities.[2] In a nation with no rail system and low automobile ownership, SNTV and private coaches, buses, and taxis are the primary means of intracity travel for most Nigeriens.[3]
History
The SNTV was hived off from the older STNN in the mid-1960s.[1] The STNN sense focuses on commercial cargo haulage, but the SNTV still maintains a package service, while the STNN transport passengers in some more remote routes.[3]
As of 2009, the United States government reports that SNTV "has experienced no known major accidents since 2001."[4]
Routes
Domestic service routes:[5]
International service routes:[5]
- Niamey – Maradi – Zinder
- Niamey – Tahoua – Agadez - Arlit
- Zinder – Agadez – Arlit
- Zinder – Diffa – N'guigmi
- Niamey – Cotonou – Lomé – Accra
- Niamey – Ouagadougou
- Niamey – Bamako
- Niamey – Gao
See also
- Transport in Niger
External links
- sntv.biz: SNTV official Website.
References
- Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.) Scarecrow Press, 1997^
- Niger: ConsularInformationSheet. U.S.Department of State. 17 May 2005.^
- pp. 68-69, 165. Jolijn Geels. Niger Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press, 2006^
- Niger 2009 Crime & Safety Report. Overseas Security Advisory Council, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State. Accessed 2009-05-08^
- Le transport de voyageurs. Official Website. Accessed 2009-05-08^