Railway stations in Guinea

Railway stations in Guinea

Railway stations in Guinea include:

Maps

* [http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/3dee2c750.pdf UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)]
* [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/guinea.pdf UN map]
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Af.nsf/luFullMap/B82E11FF77EC3D30852572DB0052BFA4/$File/wfp_REF_gin070118.pdf?OpenElement ReliefWeb Map - Topography and Rail]
* [http://wwwnotes.reliefweb.int/w/map.nsf/wByCLatest/D0E03CC9A10D655785256D51004DDBC3?Opendocument ReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads]

Cities served by rail

Northern line

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

* Port Kamsar - port
* Boké
* Sangarédi - bauxite mine

Central line

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

* Conakry - capital and port.
* Dubréka
* Fria - bauxite mine

Southern line

This line is 1000mm gauge. Conversion to 1435mm gauge has been proposed. [ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182 ]

* Conakry (1m) - capital and port.
* Kindia (338m) - provincial capital.
* Kouyeya (125m) - waystation
* Kolèntèn
* Sougeta (310m) - waystation
* Konkouré - several km north of railway
* Mamou (737m) - provincial capital
* Kégnégo
* Dabola (363m) - junction and break of gauge
* Bissikrima (424m)
* Cisséla (440m) -
* Kouroussa (362m) - bridge over Niger River
* Kankan (370m) - terminus and provincial capital.

Southern branch

This line is 1435mm.
* Dabola (363m) - junction and break of gauge [ http://www.freebase.com/view/en/guinea?pid=%2Flocation%2Flocation%2Fcontains ]
* Tougué (817m) - bauxite [ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102 ]

South Western line

This line is 1435mm and parallels the Southern line.

* Conakry - capital and port. [http://www.fallingrain.com/icao/GUCY.html Rail Map (red dots)] [http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Conakry.shtml Rail Map (gray lines)]

* Kindia - bauxite mine.

Proposed Trans-Guinean Railways

The heavy duty Transguinean Railways is about 750km long and would be standard gauge (1435mm). It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port at Matakong. [ [http://www.teamgroup.it/field/transport/transport2/transguinean.htm Transguinean ] ] The linke may be double track. [ http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/U-Mining-Resources-Inc-826765.html ]

* Matakong - Deepwater port
* Forécariah
* Madina Woula - way station
* Bambafouga - junction
* Marela - way station
* Faranah
* Tiro
* Kissidougou - way station
* Macenta
* Koule
* Nzerekore
* Lola
* Simandou iron ore deposit near Diéké
* Nimba - iron ore

* Pontiola - bauxite

* Tougué - branch terminus - bauxite

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* Kalia - iron ore
* Forecariah - possible port

See also

* Transport in Guinea

References


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