Railway stations in Guinea

Railway stations in Guinea include:

Contents

Maps

Cities served by rail

Northern line

This line is 1435 mm gauge and carries about 12 million tonnes per annum.

Central line

This line is 1000 mm gauge and heads off in a northwestern direction.

Central Trans-Guinean Railway

This line is 1000 mm gauge. Conversion to 1435 mm gauge has been proposed. [1] Rejuvenation of this line will be paid for by allow Simandou North iron ore to be exported to a more close by port in Liberia. [2]


Southern branch

This line is 1435 mm.

South Western line

This line is 1435 mm and parallels the Southern line.

Proposed South Trans-Guinean Railways

The heavy duty Transguinean Railways is about 750 km long and would be standard gauge (1435 mm). It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port at Matakong. [7] The link may be double track. [8] This project has been delayed by a coup. [9] In 2001, this line was estimated to cost $3,000m. [10] The line includes 21km of tunnels [11] which might mean one runnel 21km long, or 21 tunnels each 1 km long.


Proposed Guinea - Liberia Railway

Timeline

2011

2010

See also

References

  1. ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182
  2. ^ http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/liberian-ore-line-to-spur-guinea-revival.html
  3. ^ http://www.bsgrguinea.com/proj_simaso.php
  4. ^ http://www.bsg-investments.com/documents/BSGR-Guinea-and-the-Republic-of-Guinea-have-agreed-a-Base-Convention.pdf
  5. ^ http://www.freebase.com/view/en/guinea?pid=%2Flocation%2Flocation%2Fcontains
  6. ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102
  7. ^ Transguinean
  8. ^ http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/U-Mining-Resources-Inc-826765.html
  9. ^ Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "China knocked back deal to undermine Rio". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/national/china-knocked-back-deal-to-undermine-rio-20090426-ajee.html. 
  10. ^ http://www.manoriver.com/i/pdf/press/01_10_mj_mars_guinea.pdf
  11. ^ Financial Review 4 August, 2010, p50
  12. ^ http://www.indexmundi.com/zp/gv/4560.htm
  13. ^ http://www.miningweekly.com/article/simandou-to-start-at-2-mln-t-in-2012-vale-2011-02-22
  14. ^ http://www.bsgrguinea.com/proj_simaso.php
  15. ^ http://www.bsg-investments.com/documents/BSGR-Guinea-and-the-Republic-of-Guinea-have-agreed-a-Base-Convention.pdf
  16. ^ Garnaut, John (2009-04-27). "Why Rio's Guinea iron ore was an offer Beijing could refuse". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/business/why-rios-guinea-iron-ore-was-an-offer-beijing-could-refuse-20090426-ajc6.html. 
  17. ^ http://www.africa-confidential.com/article-preview/id/3519/No-Title
  18. ^ "Liberian ore line to spur Guinea revival". Railway Gazette International. 2010-05-31. http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/liberian-ore-line-to-spur-guinea-revival.html. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
  19. ^ http://www.bsg-investments.com/documents/BSGR-Guinea-and-the-Republic-of-Guinea-have-agreed-a-Base-Convention.pdf