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GOVERNMENT SIGNS AGREEMENT TO TRANSFORM WESTERN LINE

GOVERNMENT SIGNS AGREEMENT TO TRANSFORM WESTERN LINE

Government has signed a contractual agreement worth $3.2 billion with Thelo DB of South African and Transtech Consult Limited of Ghana to upgrade the rail infrastructure from Huni Valley to Dunkwa through Awaso and Nyinahin to Eduadin on the Western Railway Line, to facilitate the efficient freight... Read More

BRING NEW POLICY DIRECTIONS TO REVAMP THE RAILWAY SECTOR – HON. AMEWU URGES NEWLY INAUGURATED BOARD MEMBERS OF THE GHANA RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED

HELP DEVELOP GHANA’S RAIL TRANSPORT SYSTEM - ADVISORY BOARD URGED

MANSO TO HUNI VALLEY RAILWAY LINE PROJECT IN THE OFFING - RAILWAY MINISTER, JOHN – PETER AMEWU

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

  • GOVERNMENT SIGNS AGREEMENT TO TRANSFORM WESTERN LINE

  • BRING NEW POLICY DIRECTIONS TO REVAMP THE RAILWAY SECTOR – HON. AMEWU...

  • HELP DEVELOP GHANA’S RAIL TRANSPORT SYSTEM - ADVISORY BOARD URGED

  • MANSO TO HUNI VALLEY RAILWAY LINE PROJECT IN THE OFFING - RAILWAY MINISTER,...

  • REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

MINISTER


HON JOHN-PETER AMEWU, MP

HON JOHN-PETER AMEWU, MP

Hon. John-Peter Amewu is the current Minister for Railways Development in Ghana. Prior to this position, he was the Minister for Energy from August 2018 to March 2021 and the Minister for Lands & Natural Resources from February 2017 to August 2018. Hon. John-Peter Amewu is the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Hohoe Constituency in the Volta Region of...

DEP MINISTER


HON KWAKU ASANTE- BOATENG, MP

HON KWAKU ASANTE- BOATENG, MP

He is a Barrister-at-Law from the Ghana School of Law with over Fourteen (14) years working experience in provision of Corporate Legal Services. He also holds a BSc. (Hons.) Degree in Land Economy from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, a Post-Graduate Certificate in Project Planning and Management from the Ghana Institute of Public Administration (GIMPA) and...

CHIEF DIRECTOR


MR. DESMOND BOATENG

MR. DESMOND BOATENG

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To build a modern railway network from the South to the North of Ghana with associated infrastructure.

EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOME

  1. Infrastructure development in the towns which will be traversed by the railway lines.
  2. Facilitate the efficient transportation of passengers and goods.
  3. Improvement in internal trade and also trade with neighbouring countries.
  4. Reduction in road maintenance costs and fewer road accidents.
  5. Lower transport cost for both freight and passengers due to lower cost of transportation by rail.
  6. Minimum traffic risks with the use of railway line for international carriers.
  7. Creation of new settlements, industrial parks and economic zones.
  8. Improvement in tourist activities.
  9. Job and wealth creation.
  10. Transformation of the economy.