Railway stations in Guinea
Railway stations in Guinea include:
Maps
- UNHCR Atlas Map (2004) shows topography.
- UN map shows provinces; towns; railways
- ReliefWeb Map - Topography and Rail
- ReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads[permanent dead link]
- Matakan-Simandou-Pontiolo Railway Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine - also shows line parameters
- Sharemap[usurped]
File:Railways in Guinea.svg
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.
- 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.[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]
- 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.
- (possible extension)
- Zogota[4][5]
Southern branch
This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
- Dabola junction and break of gauge
- Tougué bauxite [6]
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) This line is badly affected by the theft of rail spikes and plates which can cause derailments.
- Zogota iron ore [12]
Simandou (north) - iron ore deposit near Diéké [4][5][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
2020
- Work starts on Dapilon (port) - Santou (mine) railway) 1435mm gauge
2014
- Conference [16]
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
- ^ "Dapilon-Santou Rail Project".
- ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182
- ^ "Liberian ore line to spur Guinea revival".
- ^ a b "BSG Resources Limited". Archived from the original on 2010-08-03. Retrieved 2010-05-31.
- ^ a b c "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) - ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102
- ^ "Transguinean". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ "Press Release Distribution".
- ^ Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "China knocked back deal to undermine Rio". The Age. Melbourne.
- ^ "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) - ^ Rail Map
- ^ "Simandou to start at 2Mt in 2012 - Vale".
- ^ Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "Why Rio's Guinea iron ore was an offer Beijing could refuse". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Beny's railway coup".
- ^ "Liberian ore line to spur Guinea revival". Railway Gazette International. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ a b http://www.lldc2conference.org/custom-content/uploads/2013/07/Mali-National-report-English.pdf Archived 2021-04-20 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]