Tagrin Point
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Tagrin 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
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There is a ferry from Kissy
to Tagrin Point.
Port 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....
in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. It would be connected to existing and new iron ore mined by an upgraded railway line converted 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...
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Ferry
Tagrin lies on the opposite or northern side of the harbour to the capital of FreetownFreetown
Freetown 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...
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There is a ferry from Kissy
Kissy, Sierra Leone
Kissy is a poor neighborhood on the eastern end of the Sierra Leonean capital of Freetown. It is also home to numerous health services, including a United Methodist Church Health and Maternity ward as well as a mental hospital. It is also home to over 500 Liberian refugees...
to Tagrin Point.