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Rail transport in Cameroon is primarily operated by Camrail,[1] a subsidiary of Comazar.
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There are plans to extend from Mbalmayo to Bangui in the Central African Republic. <refZ>http://allafrica.com/stories/201009240333.html</ref>
There are also plans for an iron ore railway, which however might be isolated from existing railways. The distance from the mine to the nearest likely port is about 500 km as the crow flies. A connection to the nearest Camrail line at Mbalmayo on the Nyong River would be 350 km long. Because of the heavy tonnages to be carried, this railway is likely to be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge). The railway is being designed with Quantm software. The railway would run from mines near Mbalam to a port near Lolabe.[2] The expected traffic is 35 million tonnes per year for 25 years.[3]
Separate from the metre gauge mainlines were narrow gauge plantation railways, especially in the Tiko area. These served cocoa and sugar plantations.[4][5]
In December 2010, it was reported that a South Korean consortium planned to build new railways in Cameroon.[6]
There are no links to railways in adjoining countries. Chad and Equatorial Guinea have no railways at all; Nigeria, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo have a different gauge.
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