Railway stations in Sierra Leone
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and FallingRain and UNHCR maps still show the railway lines closed in 1974.
- UN Map of Sierra Leone - no railways shown at all.
- UNHCR Atlas map
- Map on page 24.
Open
- (private 1067mm line) (possible conversion to 1435mm gauge)
- (renewed line to be open accessOpen Access (Infrastructure)In the context of infrastructure, open access involves physical infrastructure such as railways and physical telecommunications network plant being made available to clients other than the owners, for a fee....
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- Tagrin PointTagrin PointTagrin Point is the proposed location of a deep water port to replace the older and shallower port of Port Pepel in Sierra Leone. It would be connected to existing and new iron ore mined by an upgraded railway line converted to standard gauge.- Ferry :...
proposed high capacity port- (proposed extension)
- Port PepelPort Pepel- Railway :The port is connected to the mine at Marampa by an 84km long 1067mm gauge railway.It will be replaced by a higher capacity port at Tagrin Point....
- low capacity port - Port LokoPort LokoPort Loko is the capital and second largest city of Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The city lies about , as the crow flies, north-east of the nation's capital Freetown and had a population of 21,961 in the 2004 census Port Loko lies on Banka Soka River, which flows...
- LunsarLunsarLunsar is one of the largest cities of Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. The population was 16,567 in the 2004 census , but a 2010 estimate is 23,889 . The town lies about 22 miles east of the district capital of Port Loko and 65 miles east of Freetown . The...
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- MarampaMarampaMarampa in Sierra Leone is the site of an iron ore mine. Marampa is also a city with 20,000 inhabitants.- Railway :The mine is connected to the port at Port Pepel by an 84 km long gauge railway. This railway is experiencing problems with the theft of its track, and other obstructions....
- iron ore mine. - MakeniMakeniMakeni is the largest city in the Nortern Province of Sierra Leone and the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District and had a population of 80,840 in the 2004 census and a current estimate of 105,900...
- BumbunaBumbunaBumbuna is a town in northern Sierra Leone, which is situated on the river Rokel.- Industry :Bumbuna is near a proposed iron ore mine, which would lead to an extension of the existing railway from Port Pepel....
- TonkoliliTonkolele, Sierra Leone- Resources :It is the site of iron ore deposits. Plans to build a railway to Port Pepel, to exploit those deposits, were announced in October 2010.- External links :*...
- proposed extension to iron ore deposit - KasafoniKasafoniKasafoni is a town in northeastern Sierra Leonne in the mountainous area near the Guinea border....
- proposed iron ore mine
Closed
(government line)- FreetownFreetownFreetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...
in 1896. - Wellington (7 miles) by March 1897.
- WaterlooWaterloo, Sierra LeoneWaterloo is the second largest city in the Western Area of Sierra Leone and a suburb of Freetown. The population of Waterloo was estimated at 19,750 in 2006. Waterloo lies just 18 miles east of Freetown -Socio-historical perspectives:...
April 1898 - Songo (32 miles/51.5 km) 1899
- BradfordBradford, Sierra LeoneBradford is a town in eastern Sierra Leone, not far from the capital.- Transport :It was formerly served by a railway station on the Sierra Leone Government Railway.- References :...
- way station - RotifunkRotifunkRotifunk is a town in Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. The Sherbro make up the largest ethnic group in the town.Rotifunk is the birthplace of Sierra Leonean politician, John Karefa-Smart, and writer, John Akar....
(56 miles/90.1 km) 1900 - BauyaBauyaBauya is one of a number of places in Sierra Leone with this name. This is the one that was a former railway junction....
- junction - MoyambaMoyambaMoyamba is the capital and largest city of Moyamba District, in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, with a population of 11,485 in the 2004 census. The city is about 48 miles southeast of the capital, Freetown. The population of the city is ethnically diverse although the Mende people make up...
- Mano
- BoBo, Sierra LeoneBo is the second largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Southern Province. It lies about 164 miles south-east of Freetown and had a population 149,957 in the 2004 census, with a current estimate is 231,494 . The city serve as the capital and administrative center of Bo District...
(103 miles/165.8 km) 1903 - GerihunGerihunGerihun is a small town in Kenema District in southern Sierra Leone. In late April 1996, an attack on the town led its residents and the more than 20,000 inhabitants of a displaced camp in the vicinity to flee to Bo....
- Blama
- Baiima (145m) (220 miles/354 km) 1905
- PendembuPendembuPendembu is a town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. The town population was 7,243 at the 2004 census. The majority of Pendembu's population are from the Mende ethnic group. The most widely spoken languages are Mende and Krio....
(227.5 miles/366 km) 1907 - KenemaKenemaKenema is the third largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the Eastern Province with a population of 128,402 in the 2004 census and a more recent estimate of 169,937...
- DaruDaru, Sierra LeoneDaru is small rural town in Kailahun District in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone with a population of 5,958 . The town is home to one of the largest military baracks in Sierra Leone. The majority of the people in the town are from the Mende ethnic group...
- terminus
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- BauyaBauyaBauya is one of a number of places in Sierra Leone with this name. This is the one that was a former railway junction....
- junction- MagburakaMagburakaMagburaka is the capital and largest city of Tonkolili District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It is the second largest city in the Northern Province after Makeni and the 6th largest city in Sierra Leone with a population of 66,313 It is located at around , along the Rokel River...
- branch - MakeniMakeniMakeni is the largest city in the Nortern Province of Sierra Leone and the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone. The city is the capital of Bombali District and had a population of 80,840 in the 2004 census and a current estimate of 105,900...
- branch terminus
- Magburaka
Timeline
- September 2008 - dispute over mining leases hampers rehabilitation of MarampaMarampaMarampa in Sierra Leone is the site of an iron ore mine. Marampa is also a city with 20,000 inhabitants.- Railway :The mine is connected to the port at Port Pepel by an 84 km long gauge railway. This railway is experiencing problems with the theft of its track, and other obstructions....
railway.
Theft
While the Port PepelPort Pepel
- Railway :The port is connected to the mine at Marampa by an 84km long 1067mm gauge railway.It will be replaced by a higher capacity port at Tagrin Point....
line is non-operational, much theft of the rail and sleepers is taking place. The only advantage of this is to make conversion to 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...
more easy.
See also
- Sierra Leone Government RailwaySierra Leone Government RailwayThe Sierra Leone Government Railway operated in the West African country of Sierra Leone from 1897 to 1974. It was unusual in that it formed a national railway system constructed solely to a rail gauge...
- Transport in Sierra LeoneTransport in Sierra LeoneThere are a number of systems of transport in Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, which possess road, rail, air and water infrastructure, including a network of highways and several airports.- Railways :...
- Rail transport in Sierra LeoneRail transport in Sierra LeoneThere are 84 kilometres of railway in Sierra Leone, all of which is private and of a narrow gauge, . Sierra Leone no longer has any common carrier railroads, as the gauge Sierra Leone Government Railway from Freetown through Bo to Kenema and Daru with a branch to Makeni closed in 1974...