Railway stations in Guinea

Railway stations in Guinea include:

Maps

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Guinea Railway Map

Cities served by rail

North Trans-Guinean Railways (Under construction)

This 135 km long Standard Gauge railway connects bauxite mines at Boffa with a new port at Boké.[1] Dapilon-Santou

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.[2] 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.[3]

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 near Simandou and bauxite mines in the north to a new port at Matakong.[7] The link may be double track.[8] This project has been delayed by a coup.[9] In 2001, this line was estimated to cost $3,000m.[10] The line includes 21 km of tunnels which might mean one tunnel 21 km long, or 21 tunnels each 1 km long.[11]

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

2020
  • Work starts on Dapilon (port) - Santou (mine) railway) 1435mm gauge

2014

2010
  • Guinea and Liberia agree to build transborder railway for iron ore traffic.[5] 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. 1435mm gauge. Later rescinded.

See also

References
  1. "Dapilon-Santou Rail Project".
  2. Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182
  3. "Liberian ore line to spur Guinea revival".
  4. "BSG Resources Limited". Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102
  7. "Transguinean". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
  8. "Press Release Distribution".
  9. Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "China knocked back deal to undermine Rio". The Age. Melbourne.
  10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2010-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. Rail Map
  12. "Simandou to start at 2Mt in 2012 - Vale".
  13. Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "Why Rio's Guinea iron ore was an offer Beijing could refuse". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  14. "Beny's railway coup".
  15. "Liberian ore line to spur Guinea revival". Railway Gazette International. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  16. http://www.lldc2conference.org/custom-content/uploads/2013/07/Mali-National-report-English.pdf Archived 2021-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
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