Railway stations in Guinea
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Railway stations in Guinea include:
Maps
- UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)
- UN map
- ReliefWeb Map - Topography and Rail
- ReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads
- Matakan-Simandou-Pontiolo Railway - also shows line parameters
- Interactive map of Guinean railway system
- Sharemap
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.
- Port Kamsar - port
- Boké
- Sangarédi - bauxite mine
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]
- Conakry - capital and port.
- Mambia - bauxite mine
- Kindia - provincial capital.
- Kouyeya - waystation
- Kolèntèn
- Sougeta - waystation
- Konkouré - several km north of railway
- Mamou - provincial capital
- Kégnégo
- Diagouré - proposed junction
- Dabola - junction and break of gauge
- Bissikrima
- Cisséla
- Kouroussa - bridge over Niger River
- Kankan terminus and provincial capital.
Southern branch
This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in).
- Dabola junction and break of gauge [5]
- Tougué bauxite [6]
South Western line
This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) and parallels the Southern line.
- Conakry - capital and port. Rail Map (red dots) Rail Map (gray lines)
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.[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
Proposed Guinea - Liberia Railway
(This line would be heavy duty 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge)
- Zogota iron ore [12]
- Simandou (north) - iron ore deposit near Diéké [3][4][13][14]
- Nimba - iron ore
- (Lamco Railway of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge) being rehabilitated by ArcelorMittal).
- (Lamco Railway runs parallel to Guinea-Liberia Railway for a considerable distance)
- Buchanan - closest port
- Didia.[15] new port owned by BSG Resources.
Proposed Mali railway
Timeline
2014
- Conference [17]
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
- ↑ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182
- ↑ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/liberian-ore-line-to-spur-guinea-revival.html
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.bsgrguinea.com/proj_simaso.php
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 http://www.bsg-investments.com/documents/BSGR-Guinea-and-the-Republic-of-Guinea-have-agreed-a-Base-Convention.pdf
- ↑ http://www.freebase.com/view/en/guinea?pid=%2Flocation%2Flocation%2Fcontains
- ↑ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102
- ↑ Transguinean
- ↑ http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/U-Mining-Resources-Inc-826765.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.manoriver.com/i/pdf/press/01_10_mj_mars_guinea.pdf
- ↑ Rail Map
- ↑ http://www.miningweekly.com/article/simandou-to-start-at-2-mln-t-in-2012-vale-2011-02-22
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3519/No-Title
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- ↑ http://www.lldc2conference.org/custom-content/uploads/2013/07/Mali-National-report-English.pdf
- ↑ http://www.lldc2conference.org/custom-content/uploads/2013/07/Mali-National-report-English.pdf
