Railway stations in Ghana

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Railway network of Ghana Railways in Ghana.svg
Railway network of Ghana

The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.

Contents

Maps

Towns served by rail

Existing

The following towns or villages currently have or had rail service in Ghana; 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise noted :

Accra station platforms and canopy. Overzicht perron met overkapping - Accra - 20375383 - RCE.jpg
Accra station platforms and canopy.
Takoradi Railway Station. Front of Takoradi Railway Station, Sekondi-Takoradi.jpg
Takoradi Railway Station.

East

West


Railway in the western part of Ghana is formalised by the Western Railway Line and has stations passing through the following towns.

Centre

Eastern Border

  • 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge
  • Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Lomé - Togo
  • Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Flag of Ghana.svg - border
  • Flag of Ghana.svg Aflao - Diamond Cement Ghana Limited factory at Aflao to the Lomé Port is expected to be completed in early 2014. [3] [4]

Proposed

This list includes regauged stations.

Far Northern Line (West)

(far western line) [5] [6]

Far Northern Line (East)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [7] under construction 2020

ECOWAS Coastal Line

Approved

(far eastern line)

Suburban

(Suburban line)

Lake Volta branch to east:

Rehab 2008

Other

Closed

Timeline

2020

2019

201?

2010

2009

Standards

See also

References

  1. ↑ A Tema Port (E) proposed Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine . ghanacedi.gov.gh.
  2. 1 2 Burroughs, David (April 8, 2019). "Ghana's standard-gauge eastern line approved". International Railway Journal.
  3. ↑ "Railpage".
  4. ↑ "Cement siding opened". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  5. ↑ Railway Gazette International June 2008 p354 (Map)
  6. ↑ Canada supports Ghana-Burkina Faso railway project. modernghana.com.
  7. ↑ "Contractors asked to submit bids for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail".
  8. ↑ International2019-03-20T06:00:00+00:00, Railway Gazette. "Railways are coming into Ghana in a big way, says President". Railway Gazette International.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. 1 2 Ghana proposed ECOWAS coastal line. railwaysafrica.com. December 2010.
  10. ↑ Ghana to Receive Loan from China Exim Bank Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine . railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.
  11. ↑ 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상 [ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine . railway-technology.com. 21 October 2010.
  13. ↑ The Baatsonaa & Nungua bridge completed. modernghana.com.
  14. ↑ The transformation of Ghana's rail. thestatesmanonline.com. 15 August 2007.
  15. ↑ Kumasi-Obuasi [ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ Kumasi-Obuasi
  17. ↑ "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.
  18. ↑ "China's Wuju Group signs $500m deal to build Ghana's western railway". Global Construction Review. May 20, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.
  20. ↑ "NEW LINES IN GHANA | Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
  21. ↑ Railway Gazette International October 2009 p11
  22. ↑ Ghana Plans Major Rail Construction Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine . railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.
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