Railway stations in Ghana
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The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.
Maps
- UNHCR Atlas Map Ghana - shows Topography.
- UN Map Ghana - shows Provinces
- GhanaNet Map Template:Webarchive
Towns served by rail
Existing
The following towns or villages currently have or had rail service in Ghana; Template:RailGauge gauge unless otherwise noted :
East
- Accra - (E) - port, capital city: Accra Central Station
- Baatsona
- Asoprochona - suburban terminus
- Koforidua (E)
File:Train In Accra 001.jpg Accra sign post - Pokoasi - (E/C) - junction
- Shai Hills - (E)
- Tema - (E) - port in east - proposed suburban terminus 2008 [1]
- Nsawam - (E)
- Koforidua (E)
- Nkawkaw - (E)
- Ejisu - (E)
- Nsuta
- Juaso (C)
- Konongo, Ghana (E)
- Boankra (E) - inland port
- Kumasi (E/W) - junction [2]
West
Railway in the western part of Ghana is formalised by the Western Railway Line and has stations passing through the following towns.
- Sekondi - (W) - older port and workshops
- Tarkwa - (W) - junction
- Takoradi - (W) - newer port
- Huni Valley - (W/C) - junction on west line for cross country line to east line; concrete sleeper plant
- Dunkwa - (W) - Junction for Awaso
- Obuasi - (W) 85.5 km
- Bekwai - (W)
- Kumasi - (W/E) junction 0.0 km
Centre
- Huni Valley - (W/C) - junction
- Twifu Praso
- Foso (C)
- Achissi - (C) - junction
- Akoroso (C)
- Pokoasi
- Kotoku - (E/C) - junction
Eastern Border
- Template:RailGauge gauge
- Template:Flagicon Lomé - Togo
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon - border
- Template:Flagicon 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)
- Template:FlagiconTakoradi - port - break of gauge Template:RailGauge/Template:RailGauge
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Manso
- Template:Flagicon Tarkwa - junction for northwest
- Template:Flagicon Huni Valley
- Template:Flagicon Dunkwa
- Template:Flagicon Nyinahim
- Template:Flagicon Sunyani (regional capital Brong-Ahafo)
- Template:Flagicon Techiman - junction
- Template:Flagicon Bole
- Template:Flagicon Salwa
- Template:Flagicon Wa (regional capital Upper West Region)
- Template:Flagicon Hamile - northwest terminus - Template:RailGauge
- Template:Flagicon Burkina Faso
- Template:Flagicon Ouagadougou - junction
Far Northern Line (East)
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- Template:Flagicon Tema - Port
- Template:Flagicon Mpakadan
- Template:Flagicon Kpeve
- Template:Flagicon Hohoe
- Template:Flagicon Jasikan
- Template:Flagicon Bimbila
- Template:Flagicon Yendi
- Template:Flagicon Tamale (regional capital Northern Region)
- Template:Flagicon Walewale
- Template:Flagicon Bolgatanga (regional capital Upper East Region)
- Template:Flagicon Navrongo
- Template:Flagicon Paga
- Template:Flagicon Akosombo
- Template:Flagicon Ho (regional capital Volta Region)
- Template:Flagicon Hohoe
- Template:Flagicon Paga (0 km)
- Template:Flagicon-Template:Flagicon - Border (Ghana-Burkina Faso) [8]
- Template:Flagicon Po
- Template:Flagicon Dakola
- Template:Flagicon Zabre
- Template:Flagicon Tenkodogo
- Template:Flagicon Manga
- Template:Flagicon Bagre
- Template:Flagicon Ouagadougou - junction - national capital (166 km) (1000 km from Tema)
ECOWAS Coastal Line
- (proposed 2010) [9]
- Template:Flagicon Aflao - near border in east with Togo, and capital Lomé.
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Togo-Ghana border
- Template:Flagicon Tema
- Template:Flagicon Accra - national capital
- Template:Flagicon Winneba
- Template:Flagicon Cape Coast (regional capital Central Region, Ghana)
- Template:Flagicon Takoradi (regional capital Western Region, Ghana)
- Template:Flagicon Omanpe
- Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Ghana-Côte d'Ivoire border
Approved
- Kumasi - (W/E) junction (2010)
- Bolgatanga
- Navrongo
- Paga - near Burkina Faso[10]
(far eastern line)
- Ejisu
- Mampong
- Nkoranza
- Tamale - junction
- Bolgatanga
- Paga - near Burkina Faso
- Tamale
- Yendi
- Shieni - iron ore
- Buipe - just north of lake
- Lake Volta
Suburban
(Suburban line)
- Accra
- Sakumono
- Asoprochona
- Tema - large port to east of Accra [11]
- Kasoa
- Winneba - west of Accra on coast.
- Madina
Lake Volta branch to east:
- Achimota (E) - junction
- Tema (E) - major port [12]
- Sugbaniate (E)
- Shai Hills (E)
- Akosombo (E) - inland lake port
Rehab 2008
Other
- Kumasi, Boankra inland port, Kumasi-Paga through Buipe, to connect the Volta lake, Achimota-Tema port, Tamale-Yendi to connect Shieni (227m) iron deposit, Bosusi-Kibi to connect the bauxite deposit at Kibi and branch lines linking the towns where other mineral deposits have been identified.
- Takoradi through Manso, Tarkwa, Huni Valley, Dunkwa Awaso, Nyinahin, Sunyani, Techiman, Bole, Sawla, Wa through to Hamile in the Upper West Region of Ghana.[14]
- Ghana Railway Development Authority has invited bids to convert the 950 km rail network from Template:RailGauge narrow gauge to standard gauge, permitting 25 tonne axleloads and increasing speeds from 56 to 160 km/h. In the longer term, feasibility studies will look at introducing a suburban rail service from Accra to Kasoa, Winneba and Madina, as well as extending the railway to the north and connecting with the proposed Ecowas rail line across West Africa.
Closed
Timeline
2020
2019
201?
2010
- Ghana proposes part of the ECOWAS Coastal Railway linking Aflao-Tema-Accra, Winneba, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Omape.[9]
- The Government of Ghana and the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) has signed a US $6.050 billion contract agreement for the construction of a railway infrastructure from Nsawam near Accra via Kumasi to Paga on the Burkina Faso border, and a branch from same at Tamale to Yendi.
2009
- Ghana Railway Development Authority invites bids to convert the 950 km network to standard gauge [21]
- Ghana plans major rail rehabilitation [22]
Standards
- Couplings : AAR
- Brakes : Air
See also
- Rail transport in Ghana
- Rail transport in Burkina Faso
- Transport in Ghana
- Ghana Railway Corporation
- Ghana
- List of countries by rail transport network size
- Railway stations in Togo
- ECOWAS rail
References
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- ↑ A Tema Port (E) proposed Template:Webarchive. ghanacedi.gov.gh.
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- ↑ Railway Gazette International June 2008 p354 (Map)
- ↑ Canada supports Ghana-Burkina Faso railway project. modernghana.com.
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- ↑ a b Ghana proposed ECOWAS coastal line. railwaysafrica.com. December 2010.
- ↑ Ghana to Receive Loan from China Exim Bank Template:Webarchive. railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.
- ↑ 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- ↑ Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade Template:Webarchive. railway-technology.com. 21 October 2010.
- ↑ The Baatsonaa & Nungua bridge completed. modernghana.com.
- ↑ The transformation of Ghana's rail. thestatesmanonline.com. 15 August 2007.
- ↑ Kumasi-ObuasiScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- ↑ Railway Gazette International October 2009 p11
- ↑ Ghana Plans Major Rail Construction Template:Webarchive. railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.
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