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Sociéte Nigerienne de Transports de Voyageurs

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Service type
  
Intercity bus service

Website
  
sntv.biz

Founded
  
1964

Chief executive
  
IDDI ANGO Ibrahim

Headquarters
  
Niamey

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Service area
  
Niger, Neighbouring countries

Parent organizations
  
Rovi Corporation, Gemstar-TV Guide International

The Sociéte Nigerienne de Transports de Voyageurs or SNTV (English: Nigerien Passenger Transport Company) is the Nigerien government owned bus and public transport company.

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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. 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.

History

The SNTV was hived off from the older STNN in the mid-1960s. The STNN since focuses on commercial cargo haulage, but the SNTV still maintains a package service, while the STNN transport passengers in some more remote routes.

As of 2009, the United States government reports that SNTV " has experienced no known major accidents since 2001."

Routes

Domestic service routes:

  • Niamey – Maradi – Zinder
  • Niamey – Tahoua – Agadez - Arlit
  • Zinder – Agadez – Arlit
  • Zinder – Diffa – N'guigmi
  • International service routes:

  • Niamey – Cotonou – Lomé – Accra
  • Niamey – Ouagadougou
  • Niamey – Bamako
  • Niamey – Gao
  • References

    Sociéte Nigerienne de Transports de Voyageurs Wikipedia