The Société Nigérienne de Transports de Voyageurs or SNTV (English: Nigerien Passenger Transport Company) is the Nigerien government owned bus and public transport company.
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.Niger: ConsularInformationSheet. U.S.Department of State. 17 May 2005. 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.pp. 68-69, 165.
History The SNTV was hived off from the older STNN in the mid-1960s. 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.
As of 2009, the United States government reports that SNTV "has experienced no known major accidents since 2001."Niger 2009 Crime & Safety Report. Overseas Security Advisory Council, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State. Accessed 2009-05-08
Routes Domestic service routes:Le transport de voyageurs. Official Website. Accessed 2009-05-08 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
See also Transport in Niger
References
External links sntv.biz: SNTV official Website.