Railway stations in Guinea

Railway stations in Guinea include:

Maps

Cities served by rail

Northern line

This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge and carries about 12 million tonnes per annum.

Central line

This line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge and heads off in a northwestern direction.

Central Trans-Guinean Railway

This line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge. Conversion to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge has been proposed.[1] Rejuvenation of this line will be paid for by allow Simandou North iron ore to be exported to a more close by port in Liberia.[2]

Southern branch

This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in).

South Western line

This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) and parallels the Southern line.

South Trans-Guinean Railways (Proposed)

The heavy duty Transguinean Railways is about 670 km long and would be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge. It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port at Matakong.[6] The link may be double track.[7] This project has been delayed by a coup.[8] In 2001, this line was estimated to cost $3,000m.[9] The line includes 21 km of tunnels which might mean one tunnel 21 km long, or 21 tunnels each 1 km long.[10]

Tougué Branch

  • Marela - possible junction to Central line
  • Diagouré - junction with Central line
  • Pontiola - bauxite
  • Tougué - branch terminus - bauxite

Proposed Guinea - Liberia Railway

(This line would be heavy duty 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge)

Proposed Mali railway

Timeline

2014

2010

  • Guinea and Liberia agree to build transborder railway for iron ore traffic.[4] This railway would be shorter and cheaper than a railway entirely within Guinea territory. As part of the deal, the narrow gauge Trans-Guinean railway would be renovated.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182
  2. ↑ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/liberian-ore-line-to-spur-guinea-revival.html
  3. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  4. 1 2 3 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  5. ↑ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102
  6. ↑ Transguinean
  7. ↑ http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/U-Mining-Resources-Inc-826765.html
  8. ↑ Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "China knocked back deal to undermine Rio". The Age. Melbourne.
  9. ↑ http://www.manoriver.com/i/pdf/press/01_10_mj_mars_guinea.pdf
  10. ↑ Rail Map
  11. ↑ http://www.miningweekly.com/article/simandou-to-start-at-2-mln-t-in-2012-vale-2011-02-22
  12. ↑ Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "Why Rio's Guinea iron ore was an offer Beijing could refuse". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  13. ↑ http://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3519/No-Title
  14. ↑ "Liberian ore line to spur Guinea revival". Railway Gazette International. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  15. 1 2 http://www.lldc2conference.org/custom-content/uploads/2013/07/Mali-National-report-English.pdf
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