Bilinga, Republic of the Congo

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Bilinga is a small village in the Republic of the Congo.

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Transport

It is served by a station on the Congo-Ocean Railway near the place where a new railway route deviated from the original route.

Accidents

On 22 June 2010, a serious train derailment down a ravine saw 72 or more casualties.

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