Railway stations in Ghana - Wikipedia
- ️Fri Oct 19 2018
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The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.
- UNHCR Atlas Map Ghana - shows Topography.
- UN Map Ghana - shows Provinces
- GhanaNet Map Archived 2018-10-19 at the Wayback Machine
Towns served by rail
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The following towns or villages currently have or had rail service in Ghana; 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise noted :
- Accra - (E) - port, capital city: Accra Central Station
- Baatsona
- Asoprochona - suburban terminus
- Koforidua (E)
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]
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
- Huni Valley - (W/C) - junction
- Twifu Praso
- Foso (C)
- Achissi - (C) - junction
- Akoroso (C)
- Pokoasi
- Kotoku - (E/C) - junction
This list includes regauged stations.
Far Northern Line (West)
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Far Northern Line (East)
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1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [7] under construction 2020
ECOWAS Coastal Line
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- 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 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
- 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 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 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.
- 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.
- Ghana Railway Development Authority invites bids to convert the 950 km network to standard gauge [21]
- Ghana plans major rail rehabilitation [22]
- Couplings : AAR
- Brakes : Air
- 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
- ^ A Tema Port (E) proposed Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. ghanacedi.gov.gh.
- ^ a b Burroughs, David (April 8, 2019). "Ghana's standard-gauge eastern line approved". International Railway Journal.
- ^ "Railpage".
- ^ "Cement siding opened". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
- ^ Railway Gazette International June 2008 p354 (Map)
- ^ Canada supports Ghana-Burkina Faso railway project. modernghana.com.
- ^ "Contractors asked to submit bids for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail".
- ^ International2019-03-20T06:00:00+00:00, Railway Gazette. "Railways are coming into Ghana in a big way, says President". Railway Gazette International.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Ghana proposed ECOWAS coastal line. railwaysafrica.com. December 2010.
- ^ Ghana to Receive Loan from China Exim Bank Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.
- ^ 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. 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-Obuasi[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kumasi-Obuasi
- ^ "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.
- ^ "China's Wuju Group signs $500m deal to build Ghana's western railway". Global Construction Review. May 20, 2019.
- ^ "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.
- ^ "NEW LINES IN GHANA | Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
- ^ Railway Gazette International October 2009 p11
- ^ Ghana Plans Major Rail Construction Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.
