▁railway ▁and ▁road ▁infrastr ucture , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁se ap ort s . ▁ ▁Ben in ▁currently ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁rail ▁connections ▁to ▁other ▁countries , ▁but ▁new ▁propos als ▁seek ▁to ▁change ▁this . ▁ ▁Rail ways ▁▁ ▁Ben in ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁single ▁track , ▁ ▁railway . ▁ ▁Ben in ▁does ▁not , ▁at ▁this ▁time , ▁share ▁railway ▁links ▁with ▁adjacent ▁countries ▁- ▁Niger ▁poss esses ▁no ▁rail ways ▁to ▁connect ▁to , ▁and ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁surrounding ▁countries , ▁Niger ia , ▁T ogo ▁and ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso , ▁do ▁have ▁railway ▁networks , ▁no ▁connections ▁have ▁been ▁built . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁an ▁Indian ▁proposal ▁appeared , ▁which ▁a ims ▁to ▁link ▁the ▁rail ways ▁of ▁Ben in ▁with ▁Niger ▁and ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso . ▁ ▁Ben in ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁particip ant ▁in ▁the ▁Africa R ail ▁project . ▁ ▁Ro ads ▁ ▁Ben in ▁poss esses ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 , 7 8 7   km ▁of ▁highway , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 , 3 5 7   km ▁are ▁p aved . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁p aved ▁high ways ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 0 ▁express ways . ▁ ▁This ▁leaves ▁ 5 , 4 3 0   km ▁of ▁un p aved ▁road . ▁ ▁The ▁Trans – West ▁African ▁Coast al ▁Highway ▁cross es ▁Ben in , ▁connecting ▁it ▁to ▁Niger ia ▁to ▁the