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Boke Project
Guinea has 1,086 km of railways. This includes 279 km at Rail gauge, gauge and 807 km at gauge. The latter includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry. Currently operating in Guinea three different railway companies: *Chemin de Fer de Guinée (ONCFG), * Chemins de Fer de la Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée - Chemin de Fer de Conakry (CBG) and * Chemin de Fer Boké. The current status The state owned railway line from Conakry to Kankan In June 1959, the state-owned railway company ONCFG (Office National des Chemins de Fer de Guinée) was founded. The property of the former French colonial Conakry-Niger rail authority has been transferred to it. Into the following years all the rolling stock weren't maintained. Since 1993 with exception of fuel shipments to Mamou the rail traffic is suspended. In 2008, the government of Guinea was in talks with Rio Tinto (corporation), Rio Tinto and BHP, BHP Billiton about renovation of the Cona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railways In Guinea
Guinea has 1,086 km of railways. This includes 279 km at gauge and 807 km at gauge. The latter includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry. Currently operating in Guinea three different railway companies: *Chemin de Fer de Guinée (ONCFG), * Chemins de Fer de la Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée - Chemin de Fer de Conakry (CBG) and * Chemin de Fer Boké. The current status The state owned railway line from Conakry to Kankan In June 1959, the state-owned railway company ONCFG (Office National des Chemins de Fer de Guinée) was founded. The property of the former French colonial Conakry-Niger rail authority has been transferred to it. Into the following years all the rolling stock weren't maintained. Since 1993 with exception of fuel shipments to Mamou the rail traffic is suspended. In 2008, the government of Guinea was in talks with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton about renovation of the Conakry-Kankan line. In 2010 the Brazilian co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
