Camrail

Infobox_Company
company_name = CAMRAIL
company_
company_type = Joint stock
company_slogan =
foundation =
location = flagicon|CMR Douala
key_people =
num_employees = ~
revenue = ~ 48 mm Euro
industry = Train transport
products = Train transport service
homepage = http://www.comazar.com/camrail.htm infobox rail
railroad_name=Camrail
logo_filename=
logo_size=300
marks=
locale=Cameroon
start_year=1999
end_year=present
gauge= RailGauge|1
hq_city=Yaounde

Camrail is a company that has been granted a 20 year concession to operate the Cameroon National Railway. This Cameroonian company is a subsidiary of French investment group Bolloré. The railway has been operated by Comazar, a subsidiary of Bolloré, since 1999. According to the Comazar website, the government of Cameroon owns the track while the rolling stock is owned by Camrail.

1,104 km of 1.000 m gauge track (1995 est.).

Train lines

* Transcameroon Lines :
** Central Line : Douala-Yaoundé
** Northern Line : Yaoundé-Ngaoundéré

* Western Line : Douala-Mbanga-Nkongsamba

* Otélé-Mbalmayo Line

* Mbanga-Kumba Line

Rolling stock

* Locomotives : 50
* Railroad cars : 1299

See also

* Transport in Cameroon
* Railway stations in Cameroon

External links

* [http://www.comazar.com/camrail.htm Camrail homepage at Comazar - English language]
* [http://www.mbendi.co.za/orgs/ct5j.htm Camrail information page at MBendi]