Tagrin Point is the proposed location of a deep water port to replace the older and shallower port of
Port Pepel
Pepel is a coastal town in the Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.
Port
Pepel has a port in the Sierra Leone River used for shipping bulk iron ore via the mining company African Minerals.
Railway
Pepel is conne ...
in
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierr ...
. It would be connected to existing and new iron ore mined by an upgraded railway line converted to
standard gauge.
Ferry
Tagrin lies on the opposite or northern side of the harbour to the capital of
Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and po ...
.
There is a ferry from
Kissy to Tagrin Point.
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See also
* Railway stations in Sierra Leone
Railway stations in Sierra Leone include:
Maps
The MSN and FallingRain and UNHCR maps still show the railway lines closed in 1974.
UN Map of Sierra Leone - no railways shown at all.UNHCR Atlas map* Map on page 24.
African Mineral iron ore ra ...
* Iron ore in Africa
Iron ore production in Africa is dominated by South Africa, Mauritania and Algeria. Many countries possess iron ore deposits that are as yet untapped/unmined. Countries and companies currently involved in production are listed here; measurements ...
References
External links
RailwaysAfrica
Geography of Sierra Leone
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