Transport in the Republic of the Congo

Railways

Railway network of Republic of Congo

total: 795 km (includes 285 km private track) - Congo-Ocean Railway connects Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
narrow gauge: 795 km 1.067-m gauge (1995 est.)

Railway links to adjacent countries

• Democratic Republic of the Congo (Cabinda) - no - same gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
• Gabon - no - break of gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
• Cameroon - no - break of gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in)
• Central African Republic - no - no railways

Maps

• UN Map
• [1]
• UNJLC Rail map of Southern Africa

Cities served by rail

Main article: Railway stations in Congo

Timeline

2007

• 12 April 2007 According to Engineering News, a South Korean consortium has agreed to build a new 800 km railway in the Congo-Brazzaville Republic in return for timber concessions. They would build a railway from Brazzaville to Ouesso in the Sangha region in the north-west of the country. A two-year feasibility study would take place before signing a final agreement with the government and starting construction work on the railway. See CMKC Group.

2006

• Rail service suspended by floods and oil shortages

2003

• Concessioning

Highways

total: 12,800 km
paved: 1,242 km
unpaved: 11,558 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

the Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) rivers provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport; other rivers are used for local traffic only

Pipelines

crude oil 25 km

Ports and harbors

Atlantic Ocean

• Pointe-Noire

Congo River

• Brazzaville
• Impfondo

Other Rivers

• Oyo

Sangha River

• Ouesso

Airports

36 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (1999 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 32
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 10 (1999 est.)

See also

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the CIA World Factbook.

• Republic of the Congo