Railway network of Ghana

The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.

Maps

Towns served by rail

Existing

The following towns or villages currently have or had rail service in Ghana; 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise noted :

Accra station platforms and canopy.
Takoradi Railway Station.

East




West


Railway in the western part of Ghana is formalised by the Western Railway Line and has stations passing through the following towns.




Centre

Eastern Border

  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge
  • Togo Lomé - Togo
  • Togo Ghana - border
  • Ghana Aflao - Diamond Cement Ghana Limited factory at Aflao to the Lomé Port is expected to be completed in early 2014.[3][4]

Proposed

This list includes regauged stations.

Far Northern Line (West)

(far western line) [5][6]


Far Northern Line (East)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) [7] under construction 2020



ECOWAS Coastal Line

Approved



(far eastern line)


Suburban

(Suburban line)

Lake Volta branch to east:

Rehab 2008



Other

Closed

Timeline

2020

2019

201?




2010

2009

  • Ghana Railway Development Authority invites bids to convert the 950 km network to standard gauge [22]
  • Ghana plans major rail rehabilitation [23]

Standards

  • Couplings : AAR
  • Brakes : Air

See also

References

  1. A Tema Port (E) proposed Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. ghanacedi.gov.gh.
  2. Eastern Line
  3. "Railpage".
  4. Cement siding opened.
  5. Railway Gazette International June 2008 p354 (Map)
  6. Canada supports Ghana-Burkina Faso railway project. modernghana.com.
  7. "Contractors asked to submit bids for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail".
  8. Ghana plans
  9. 1 2 Ghana proposed ECOWAS coastal line. railwaysafrica.com. December 2010.
  10. Ghana to Receive Loan from China Exim Bank. railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.
  11. 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상
  12. Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade. railway-technology.com. 21 October 2010.
  13. The Baatsonaa & Nungua bridge completed. modernghana.com.
  14. The transformation of Ghana's rail. thestatesmanonline.com. 15 August 2007.
  15. Kumasi-Obuasi
  16. Kumasi-Obuasi
  17. Accra-Kumasi
  18. BF-GH
  19. Manso - Dunkwa
  20. Western SG line
  21. http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/02/28/new-lines-in-ghana/
  22. Railway Gazette International October 2009 p11
  23. Ghana Plans Major Rail Construction. railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.
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