Transport in the Republic of the Congo

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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Railway links to adjacent countries 1.2 Maps 1.3 Cities served by rail 2 Timeline 2.1 2006 2.2 2003 3 Highways 4 Waterways 5 Pipelines 6 Ports and harbors 6.1 Atlantic Ocean 6.2 Congo River 7 Sangha River 8 Airports 8.1 Airports - with paved runways 8.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 9 See also

[edit] Railways

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.)

[edit] Railway links to adjacent countries

• Democratic Republic of the Congo - no - same gauge 1067mm
• Gabon - no - break of gauge 1067mm/1435mm
• Cameroon - no - break of gauge 1067mm/1000mm
• Central African Republic - no - no railways

[edit] Maps

• UN Map

• [1]

• UNJLC Rail map of Southern Africa

[edit] Cities served by rail

• Brazzaville - capital
• Loubomo
• Nkayi
• Monto Bello - junction for Mbinda
• Pointe-Noire - port

• Makabana
• Mayoko
• Mossendjo
• Mbinda - railhead for Franceville, Gabon and former COMILOG Cableway

[edit] Timeline

[edit] 2006

• Rail service suspended by floods and oil shortages

[edit] 2003

• Concessioning

[edit] Highways

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

[edit] Waterways

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

[edit] Pipelines

crude oil 25 km

[edit] Ports and harbors

• Oyo

[edit] Atlantic Ocean

• Pointe-Noire

[edit] Congo River

• Brazzaville
• Impfondo

[edit] Sangha River

• Ouesso

[edit] Airports

36 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports - with paved runways

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

[edit] 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.)

[edit] See also

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

• Republic of the Congo