Railway stations in Guinea
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Northern line
This line is 1435 mm gauge and carries about 12 million tonnes per annum.- Port KamsarPort KamsarKamsar is a port city in Guinea, West Africa. It is also a Sub-prefecture of Guinea. It is located on the mouth of the Río Nunez.- Transport :...
- port - BokéBokéBoké is the capital city of Boké Prefecture within the Boké Region of Lower Guinea near the border with Guinea-Bissau. It is also a sub-prefecture of Guinea. Located along the Rio Nuñez which flows to its not-too-distant mouth on the Atlantic Ocean, Boké is a port. It is known for the Fortin de...
- SangarédiSangarédiSangarédi is mining town and sub-prefecture in western Guinea, where bauxite is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the port of Kamsar. Population 20,638 . In April 2010, an expansion of the mine and its refinery were proposed.- Maps :*...
- bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
mine
Central line
This line is 1000 mm gauge and heads off in a northwestern direction.- ConakryConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
- capital and port. - DubrékaDubrékaDubréka is a town in Guinea, lying immediately north of Conakry.Population 8,300 .- Overview :As the birthplace of president Lansana Conté, it has a good infrastructure and is also known for its mangrove swamps.- References :...
- FriaFriaFria is a town and Sub-prefecture in Lower Guinea, lying north of Conakry near the Amaria dam on the Konkouré River. Population 110,586 . - Overview :...
- bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
mine
Central Trans-Guinean Railway
This line is 1000 mm gauge. Conversion to 1435 mm gauge has been proposed. 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.- ConakryConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
- capital and port. - KindiaKindiaKindia is the third largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry.Population 181,126 . - Overview :...
- provincial capital. - KouyeyaKouyeya- References :...
- waystation - Kolèntèn
- Sougeta - waystation
- KonkouréKonkouréKonkouré is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea.-References:...
- several km north of railway - MamouMamouMamou is a city and sub prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 76,269 .- History :It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade meat processing, while...
- provincial capital - Kégnégo
- Diagouré - proposed junction
- DabolaDabolaDabola is a city in central Guinea.Population 17,855.It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.- Transport :...
- junction and break of gauge - BissikrimaBissikrimaBissikrima is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea....
- CissélaCissélaCisséla is a town and sub-prefecture in the Kouroussa Prefecture, Kankan Region, of eastern-central Guinea.- Transport :It has a railway station on the main line of Guinean Railways.- References :...
- KouroussaKouroussaKouroussa is a town located in northwestern Guinea, and is the capital of Kouroussa Prefecture. In 2008 it had an estimated population 10,165...
- bridge over Niger RiverNiger RiverThe Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea... - KankanKankanKankan is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population at 207,790 . The city is located on the Milo River in eastern Guinea and lying about 345 miles east of Conakry....
terminus and provincial capital.
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- (possible extension)
- ZogotaZogota- Mining :It is the site of large iron ore deposits. Initial production proposed for 2012 is 2mtpa.The mine is owned by BSG Resources. The mine will be connected by a standard gauge railway across the border to a port in Liberia.- External links :...
Southern branch
This line is 1435 mm.- DabolaDabolaDabola is a city in central Guinea.Population 17,855.It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.- Transport :...
junction and break of gauge - TouguéTouguéTougué is a town located in central Guinea. It is the capital of Tougué Prefecture. Population 3,745 .-Economy:There are deposits of bauxite near this town...
bauxite
South Western line
This line is 1435 mm and parallels the Southern line.- ConakryConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
- capital and port. Rail Map (red dots) Rail Map (gray lines)
- KindiaKindiaKindia is the third largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry.Population 181,126 . - Overview :...
bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
mine.
Proposed South Trans-Guinean Railways
The heavy duty Transguinean RailwaysTransguinean Railways
The Transguinean Railways is a proposed set of heavy duty standard gauge railways in Guinea to support heavy duty haulage of primarily iron ore and bauxite.- Overview :...
is about 750 km long and would be standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
(1435 mm). It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port at Matakong
Matakong
Matakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.- Transport :Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Transguinean Railways linking large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast...
. The link may be double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
. This project has been delayed by a coup. In 2001, this line was estimated to cost $3,000m. The line includes 21km of tunnels which might mean one runnel 21km long, or 21 tunnels each 1 km long.
- MatakongMatakongMatakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.- Transport :Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Transguinean Railways linking large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast...
Deepwater port - ForécariahForécariahForécariah is a Sub-prefecture and town located in western Guinea.Population 21,710 . It is the capital of Forécariah Prefecture.- Famous people :It was the birthplace of Henri Duparc, the film director.- Mining :...
- MoussayaMoussayaMoussaya is a town and sub-prefecture in the Forécariah Prefecture in the Kindia Region of western Guinea.- External links :*...
- BokariadiBokariadiBokariadi is one of a number of towns in Guinea with this name. This is the one in the south east of the country near the border with Sierra Leone.- External links :*...
- Santiguia
- Madina WoulaMadina WoulaMadina Woula is a town in southern Guinea near the border with Sierra Leone.- External links :*...
- way station - BambafougaBambafouga- Transport :It is a proposed junction on the future standard gauge Transguinean Railways.- External links :*...
- junction - DoniaDonia, Guinea- External links :*...
- NaigayaNaigayaNaigaya is in southwest Guinea. It is near the border with Sierra Leone. Its elevation . It is in the Prefecture of Kindia.- External links :*...
- long tunnels - elevation 411.0m - MarelaMarelaMarela is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea.- External links :*...
- way station - FaranahFaranahFaranah is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger.Population 87,083 . The town is mainly inhabited by the Mandinka people.- History :...
- iron ore - Kalia - iron ore
- TiroTiro, GuineaTiro is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea.It lies on the upper reaches of the River Niger.- External links :*...
- KissidougouKissidougouKissidougou is a city in southern Guinea. It is the capital of in the Kissidougou Prefecture, and had a population of 66,018 in the 1996 census. Following intensified conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia during the fall and winter of 2000, many people from the city of Guéckédou fled to...
- way station - MacentaMacentaMacenta is a town in southeastern Guinea, founded by the Toma people. Population 88,376 .-Geography:Macenta is the capital of the Macenta Prefecture in southeastern Guinea. It is located in the Guinea Highlands on the road from Nzérékoré to Guéckédou...
- KouleKouleKoulé is a town and sub-prefecture in the Nzérékoré Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea.- Transport :It lies near or on the route of the proposed standard gauge Transguinean Railways.- External links :*...
- NzerekoreNzérékoréNzérékoré, also spelled N'Zérékoré, is the largest city in the Guinée Forestière region of south-eastern Guinea and is capital of the Nzérékoré Prefecture. It is Guinea's third largest city . It was the centre of a rising against French rule in 1911. It is now known as a market town, and for its...
- LolaLola, GuineaLola is a town in the Forest Region of Guinea, lying near the Liberian border. It is the capital of Lola Prefecture and has a population 60,711 ....
- SimandouSimandouSimandou is a 110 km long range of hills located in the Nzérékoré Region of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region...
(South) iron oreIron ore in AfricaIron ore production in Africa is dominated by South Africa, Mauritania and Algeria; Zimbabwe and Morocco produce ore for use within the country. Many countries possess iron ore deposits that are as yet unmined...
deposit near DiékéDiékéDiéké, Djécké or Diecke is a town and sub-prefecture in the Yomou Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-eastern Guinea.- External links :*... - NimbaNimbaNimba is a name with several meanings:* Nimba Creations, a UK special effects company* Mount Nimba, a mountain along the border of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea in West Africa* The Neem tree is sometimes called Nimba* Nimba County in Liberia...
- iron ore
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- MarelaMarelaMarela is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea.- External links :*...
- possible junction to Central line - Diagouré - junction with Central line
- Pontiola - bauxite
- TouguéTouguéTougué is a town located in central Guinea. It is the capital of Tougué Prefecture. Population 3,745 .-Economy:There are deposits of bauxite near this town...
- branch terminus - bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
Proposed Guinea - Liberia Railway
- (This line would be heavy duty gauge) ZogotaZogota- Mining :It is the site of large iron ore deposits. Initial production proposed for 2012 is 2mtpa.The mine is owned by BSG Resources. The mine will be connected by a standard gauge railway across the border to a port in Liberia.- External links :...
iron ore SimandouSimandouSimandou is a 110 km long range of hills located in the Nzérékoré Region of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region...
(north) - iron ore deposit near Diéké-
NimbaNimbaNimba is a name with several meanings:* Nimba Creations, a UK special effects company* Mount Nimba, a mountain along the border of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea in West Africa* The Neem tree is sometimes called Nimba* Nimba County in Liberia...
- iron ore - (Lamco Railway of gauge) being rehabilitated by ArcelorMittal).
- (Lamco Railway runs parallel to Guinea-Liberia Railway for a considerable distance)
- BuchananBuchanan, LiberiaBuchanan is the third largest city in Liberia, lying on Waterhouse Bay, part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is referred to as Gbezohn in the local Bassa language. As of the 2008 census, Buchanan has a population of 34,270. Of this, 16,984 were male and 17,286 female....
- closest port DidiaDidia, LiberiaDidia is a town in Liberia on the coast. It lies about 30km to the southeast of the town of Buchanan.- Transport :It it the proposed site of a new port for the export of iron ore from Simandou and Zogota in Guinea.- See also :* Iron ore in Africa...
. . new port owned by BSG Resources.
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2011
- Vale commences to relay derelect railway from ConakryConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
to KankanKankanKankan is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population at 207,790 . The city is located on the Milo River in eastern Guinea and lying about 345 miles east of Conakry....
. This billion dollar project might be the opportunity to introduce gauge conversion to standard gauge.
2010
- GuineaGuineaGuinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
and LiberiaLiberiaLiberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
agree to build transborder railway for iron ore traffic. This railway would be shorter and cheaper than a railway entirely within Guinea territory. As part of the deal, the narrow gaugeNarrow gaugeA narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
Trans-Guinean railway would be renovated.