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Railway stations in Ghana

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Railway network of Ghana

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

Maps

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Towns served by rail

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Existing

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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

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West

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




Centre

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Eastern Border

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  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 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

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This list includes regauged stations.

Far Northern Line (West)

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(far western line) [5][6]


Far Northern Line (East)

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1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) [7] under construction 2020



ECOWAS Coastal Line

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Approved

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(far eastern line)


Suburban

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(Suburban line)

Lake Volta branch to east:

Rehab 2008

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Other

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Closed

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Timeline

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2020

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2019

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201?

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2010

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2009

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

Standards

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  • Couplings : AAR
  • Brakes : Air

See also

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References

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  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". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  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 Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.
  11. ^ 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. 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[permanent dead link]
  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 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.
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