Railway stations in Ghana

Railway network of Ghana

The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.

Maps

  • UNHCR Atlas Map Ghana - shows Topography.
  • UN Map Ghana - shows Provinces
  • GhanaNet Map Archived 2018-10-19 at the Wayback Machine

Towns served by rail

Existing

The following towns or villages currently have or had rail service in Ghana; 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise noted :

Accra station platforms and canopy.
Takoradi Railway Station.

East

  • Accra - (E) - port, capital city: Accra Central Station
  • Baatsona
  • Asoprochona - suburban terminus
  • Koforidua (E)
    Accra sign post
  • Pokoasi - (E/C) - junction
    • Shai Hills - (E)
  • Tema - (E) - port in east - proposed suburban terminus 2008 [1]
  • Nsawam - (E)
  • Koforidua (E)
  • Nkawkaw - (E)
  • Ejisu - (E)
  • Nsuta
  • Juaso (C)
  • Konongo, Ghana (E)
  • Boankra (E) - inland port
  • Kumasi (E/W) - junction [2]
  • Nsuta (E)
  • Bososo (E)
  • Anyinam

West

Railway in the western part of Ghana is formalised by the Western Railway Line and has stations passing through the following towns.

    • Dunkwa - (W) - Junction for Awaso
    • Awaso - (W) - branch terminus - Bauxite mine

Centre

Eastern Border

  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge
  • Togo Lomé - Togo
  • Togo Ghana - border
  • Ghana Aflao - Diamond Cement Ghana Limited factory at Aflao to the Lomé Port is expected to be completed in early 2014.[3][4]

Proposed

This list includes regauged stations.

Far Northern Line (West)

(far western line) [5][6]

Far Northern Line (East)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [7] under construction 2020

ECOWAS Coastal Line

Approved

(far eastern line)

Suburban

(Suburban line)

Lake Volta branch to east:

Rehab 2008

Other

Closed

Timeline

2020

2019

201?

2010

2009

  • Ghana Railway Development Authority invites bids to convert the 950 km network to standard gauge [22]
  • Ghana plans major rail rehabilitation [23]

Standards

  • Couplings : AAR
  • Brakes : Air

See also

References

  1. ^ A Tema Port (E) proposed Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. ghanacedi.gov.gh.
  2. ^ Eastern Line
  3. ^ "Railpage".
  4. ^ Cement siding opened.
  5. ^ Railway Gazette International June 2008 p354 (Map)
  6. ^ Canada supports Ghana-Burkina Faso railway project. modernghana.com.
  7. ^ "Contractors asked to submit bids for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail".
  8. ^ Ghana plans
  9. ^ a b Ghana proposed ECOWAS coastal line. railwaysafrica.com. December 2010.
  10. ^ Ghana to Receive Loan from China Exim Bank. railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.
  11. ^ 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade. railway-technology.com. 21 October 2010.
  13. ^ The Baatsonaa & Nungua bridge completed. modernghana.com.
  14. ^ The transformation of Ghana's rail. thestatesmanonline.com. 15 August 2007.
  15. ^ Kumasi-Obuasi
  16. ^ Kumasi-Obuasi
  17. ^ Accra-Kumasi
  18. ^ BF-GH
  19. ^ Manso - Dunkwa
  20. ^ Western SG line
  21. ^ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/02/28/new-lines-in-ghana/
  22. ^ Railway Gazette International October 2009 p11
  23. ^ Ghana Plans Major Rail Construction. railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.

External links

  • Ghana-Net
  • Rehabilitation and expansion of Ghana Railways
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Railway stations in Africa
1 Partly in Asia. 2 Dependencies. 3 Status undetermined.