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
Locals, nearly entirely without vehicles of their own, rely upon these taxis (which charge per seat) and small buses to take them around town and across the country. There is some river traffic on the Niger and Milo rivers. Horses and donkeys pull carts, primarily to transport construction materials.
Iron mining at
Railways
total:
1,086 km
The lines do not all connect.
Cities served by rail
Santou - Dapilo
This 125 km long
, both places in the north of Guinea.A Joint Venture has already launched the $US 3bn
This line opened in 28-06-2021. [4]
See: Boffa-Boke Railway
Northern line
This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
) per annum.- Port Kamsar- port
- Boké
- Crossing with proposed B B line. Both 1435mm gauge. By bridge or by level crossing.
- Rail Sangarédi - bauxite mine
Central line
This line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge and head off in a northwestern direction.
Southern line
This line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge.
- Conakry - capital and port.
- Kindia - provincial capital.
- Kolèntèn
- Konkouré - several km north of railway
- Mamou - provincial capital
- Kégnégo
- Dabola - junction and break of gauge
- Bissikrima
- Cisséla -
- Kouroussa - bridge over Niger River
- Kankan - terminus and provincial capital.
This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).
- Dabola - junction and break of gauge
- Tougué - bauxite [6]
South Western line
This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) and parallels the Southern line.
- Conakry - capital and port. Rail Map (red dots) Rail Map (gray lines)
- Kindia - bauxite mine.
Proposed South Trans-Guinean Railway
The heavy duty
- Matakong - Deep water port
- Forécariah
- Madina Woula - way station
- Bambafouga - junction
- Marela - way station
- Faranah
- Tiro
- Kissidougou - way station
- Macenta
- Koule
- Nzerekore
- Lola
- Simandou iron ore deposit near Diéké
- Nimba- iron ore
- Pontiola - bauxite
- Tougué - branch terminus - bauxite
Timeline
2019
2008
- July 2008 - wobbles over Simandou leases [9]
- four ex-Croatian locomotives refurbished and regauged in Russia [10]
1994
- Progress [11]
Statistics
Highways
total:
30,500 km
paved:
5,033 km
unpaved:
25,467 km (1996 est.)
The
Waterways
1,295 km navigable by shallow-draft native craft
Ports and harbors
Merchant marine
none (1999 est.)
Airports
15 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total:
5
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
3 (1999 est.)
The airport code for the capital, Conakry, is CKY.
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
10
1,524 to 2,437 m:
5
914 to 1,523 m:
4
under 914 m:
1 (1999 est.)
See also
References
- ^ "Railways in Guinea". sinfin.net. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ United States Central Intelligence Agency (1997). "The World Factbook". Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Santou mines - Dapilon port
- ^ Opening
- ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182
- ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102
- ^ "Transguinean". www.teamgroup.it. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Guinea railway between Télimélé and Boffa". www.railwaysafrica.com.
- ^ "Rio's Simandou blue is no hiccup, despite assurances | the Australian". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ Railway Gazette International February 2008 p73
- ^ Izon, David (June 1995). "The Mineral Industry of Guinea" (PDF). minerals.usgs.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-06-29. Retrieved 2018-12-15.