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Railway stations in Guinea include:
UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)
shows topography.
UN map
shows provinces; towns; railways
ReliefWeb Map - Topography and Rail
ReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads
- also shows line parameters * Interactive map of Guinean railway system
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Maps
UNHCR Atlas Map (2004)
shows topography.
UN map
shows provinces; towns; railways
ReliefWeb Map - Topography and Rail
ReliefWeb Map - Population density and Roads
- also shows line parameters * Interactive map of Guinean railway system
Sharemap
File:Railways in Guinea.svg
Cities served by rail
North Trans-Guinean Railways (Under construction)
This 135 km long Standard Gauge railway connects bauxite mines at Boffa with a new port atBoké
Boké is the capital city of Boké Prefecture within the Boké Region of Lower Guinea near the border with Guinea-Bissau. It is also a sub-prefecture of Guinea. Located along the Rio Nuñez which flows to its not-too-distant mouth on the Atla ...
. Dapilon- Santou
Northern line
This line is gauge and carries about 12 million tonnes per annum. *Port Kamsar
Kamsar is a port city in Guinea, West Africa. It is also a Sub-prefectures of Guinea, Sub-prefecture of Guinea. It is located on the mouth of the Nunez River.
Port Kamsar handles significant part of the world's bauxite production. Ships calling ...
- port
* Boké
Boké is the capital city of Boké Prefecture within the Boké Region of Lower Guinea near the border with Guinea-Bissau. It is also a sub-prefecture of Guinea. Located along the Rio Nuñez which flows to its not-too-distant mouth on the Atla ...
* Sangarédi - bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO ...
mine
Central line
This line is gauge and heads off in a northwestern direction. * Conakry - capital and port. *Dubréka
Dubréka is a town in Guinea, lying immediately north of Conakry.
Population 8,300 (2008 est).Fria -
bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO ...
mine
Central Trans-Guinean Railway
This line is gauge. Conversion to gauge has been proposed. Rejuvenation of this line will be paid for by allow Simandou North iron ore to be exported to a more close by port in Liberia. * Conakry - capital and port. * Mambia - bauxite mine *Kindia
Kindia ( N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefe ...
- provincial capital.
* Kouyeya - waystation
* Kolèntèn
* Sougeta - waystation
* Konkouré
''For the river having its source near the town, see Konkouré River''
Konkouré is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region
Mamou Region ( Pular: 𞤁𞤭𞥅𞤱𞤢𞤤 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is locate ...
- several km north of railway
* Mamou
Mamou (Pular: 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤥𞤵𞤲) is a city and sub-prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 376,269 (2018 est),and the city is almost 98% Fulani tribe. Kégnégo
* Diagouré - proposed junction
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Rail Map (red dots)Rail Map (gray lines)
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Dabola
Dabola ( N’ko: ߘߊߓߏߟߊ߫) is a town in central Guinea. As of 2014 it had a population of 38,617 people.
It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.
Transport
Whil ...
- junction and break of gauge
With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run on those rails) meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot ...
* Bissikrima
* Cisséla
* Kouroussa
Kouroussa or Kurussa (N’ko: ߞߙߎ߬ߛߊ߫) is a town located in northeastern Guinea, and is the capital of Kouroussa Prefecture. As of 2014 it had a population of 39,611 people. A trade center and river port from at least the time of the Mali ...
- bridge over Niger River
The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through ...
* Kankan
Kankan ( Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population, with a population of 1 980 130 people as of 2020. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the ...
terminus and provincial capital.
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* Zogota
Southern branch
This line is . *Dabola
Dabola ( N’ko: ߘߊߓߏߟߊ߫) is a town in central Guinea. As of 2014 it had a population of 38,617 people.
It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.
Transport
Whil ...
junction and break of gauge
With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run on those rails) meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot ...
* Tougué bauxite
South Western line
This line is and parallels the Southern line. * Conakry - capital and portRail Map (red dots)
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Kindia
Kindia ( N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefe ...
bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO ...
mine.
South Trans-Guinean Railways (Proposed)
The heavy duty Transguinean Railways is about 670 km long and would be . It goes from iron ore mines in the south east near Simandou and bauxite mines in the north to a new port at Matakong. The link may be double track. This project has been delayed by a coup. In 2001, this line was estimated to cost $3,000m. The line includes 21 km of tunnels which might mean one tunnel 21 km long, or 21 tunnels each 1 km long.Tougué Branch
* Marela - possible junction to Central line * Diagouré - junction with Central line * Pontiola - bauxite * Tougué - branch terminus -bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO ...
Proposed Guinea - Liberia Railway
(This line would be heavy duty gauge) * Zogota iron ore * Simandou (north) - iron ore deposit near Diéké ** Nimba - iron ore ** (Lamco Railway of gauge) being rehabilitated byArcelorMittal
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** (Lamco Railway runs parallel to Guinea-Liberia Railway for a considerable distance)
** Buchanan - closest port
* Didia. new port owned by BSG Resources
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Proposed Mali railway
*Kankan
Kankan ( Mandingo: Kánkàn; N’ko: ߞߊ߲ߞߊ߲߫) is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population, with a population of 1 980 130 people as of 2020. The city is located in eastern Guinea about east of the ...
, Guinea.
* border.http://www.lldc2conference.org/custom-content/uploads/2013/07/Mali-National-report-English.pdf
* Bamako
Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on the Niger Rive ...
, Mali.
Timeline
2020
* Work starts on Dapilon (port) - Santou (mine) railway) 1435mm gauge2014
* Conference2010
* Guinea and Liberia agree to build transborder railway for iron ore traffic. This railway would be shorter and cheaper than a railway entirely within Guinea territory. As part of the deal, thenarrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
Trans-Guinean railway would be renovated. 1435mm gauge. Later rescinded.
See also
*Transport in Guinea
Transport in Guinea is composed by a variety of systems that people in the country use to get around as well as to and from domestic and international destinations. The railway from Conakry to Kankan ceased operating in the mid-1980s. Most vehic ...
References
{{Railway stations in AfricaRailway stations
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Railway stations
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...