Transport in Guinea
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Railways
total:
1,086 km
standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
:
279 km gauge
metre gauge
Metre gauge
Metre gauge refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of . In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France, Germany, and Belgium, most of which were closed down in mid 20th century. Only in Switzerland...
:
807 km gauge (includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry)
The lines do not all connect.
Northern line
This line is gaugeRail gauge
Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
(standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
) and carries about 12000000 t (11,810,442 LT; 13,227,736 ST) per annum.
- Port KamsarPort KamsarKamsar is a port city in Guinea, West Africa. It is also a Sub-prefecture of Guinea. It is located on the mouth of the Río Nunez.- Transport :...
- port - BokéBokéBoké 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 Atlantic Ocean, Boké is a port. It is known for the Fortin de...
- SangarédiSangarédiSangarédi is mining town and sub-prefecture in western Guinea, where bauxite is mined. The ore is shipped by a railway to the port of Kamsar. Population 20,638 . In April 2010, an expansion of the mine and its refinery were proposed.- Maps :*...
- bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
mineMiningMining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
Central line
This line is gauge and head off in a northwestern direction.- ConakryConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
- capital and port. - DubrékaDubrékaDubréka is a town in Guinea, lying immediately north of Conakry.Population 8,300 .- Overview :As the birthplace of president Lansana Conté, it has a good infrastructure and is also known for its mangrove swamps.- References :...
- FriaFriaFria is a town and Sub-prefecture in Lower Guinea, lying north of Conakry near the Amaria dam on the Konkouré River. Population 110,586 . - Overview :...
- bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
mine
Southern line
This line is gauge. ConversionGauge conversion
In rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks...
to gauge has been proposed.
- ConakryConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
- capital and port. - KindiaKindiaKindia is the third largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry.Population 181,126 . - Overview :...
- provincial capital. - Kolèntèn
- KonkouréKonkouréKonkouré is a town and sub-prefecture in the Mamou Prefecture in the Mamou Region of Guinea.-References:...
- several km north of railway - MamouMamouMamou is a city and sub prefecture in a valley of the Fouta Djallon area of Guinea. Population 76,269 .- History :It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and soon became the local administrative headquarters. Its main industry used to be until the 1990s decade meat processing, while...
- provincial capital - Kégnégo
- DabolaDabolaDabola is a city in central Guinea.Population 17,855.It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.- Transport :...
- junction and break of gauge - BissikrimaBissikrimaBissikrima is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea....
- CissélaCissélaCisséla is a town and sub-prefecture in the Kouroussa Prefecture, Kankan Region, of eastern-central Guinea.- Transport :It has a railway station on the main line of Guinean Railways.- References :...
- - KouroussaKouroussaKouroussa is a town located in northwestern Guinea, and is the capital of Kouroussa Prefecture. In 2008 it had an estimated population 10,165...
- bridge over Niger RiverNiger RiverThe Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea... - KankanKankanKankan is the largest city in Guinea in land area, and the third largest in population at 207,790 . The city is located on the Milo River in eastern Guinea and lying about 345 miles east of Conakry....
- terminus and provincial capital.
This line is .
- DabolaDabolaDabola is a city in central Guinea.Population 17,855.It grew around the railway line from Conakry to Kankan and is known for the Tinkisso Falls and for its important dam.- Transport :...
- junction and break of gauge - TouguéTouguéTougué is a town located in central Guinea. It is the capital of Tougué Prefecture. Population 3,745 .-Economy:There are deposits of bauxite near this town...
- bauxite
South Western line
This line is and parallels the Southern line.- ConakryConakryConakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...
- capital and port. Rail Map (red dots) Rail Map (gray lines)
- KindiaKindiaKindia is the third largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles north east of the nation's capital Conakry.Population 181,126 . - Overview :...
- bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
mine.
Proposed Trans-Guinean Railways
The heavy duty Transguinean RailwaysTransguinean Railways
The Transguinean Railways is a proposed set of heavy duty standard gauge railways in Guinea to support heavy duty haulage of primarily iron ore and bauxite.- Overview :...
is about 750 km long and would be (standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
). It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port a Matakong
Matakong
Matakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.- Transport :Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Transguinean Railways linking large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast...
.
- MatakongMatakongMatakong is an island just off the coast of Guinea between the capital Conakry and the Sierra Leone border.- Transport :Matakong is the proposed port terminus of the heavy duty standard gauge Transguinean Railways linking large iron and bauxite deposits to the coast...
- Deepwater port - ForécariahForécariahForécariah is a Sub-prefecture and town located in western Guinea.Population 21,710 . It is the capital of Forécariah Prefecture.- Famous people :It was the birthplace of Henri Duparc, the film director.- Mining :...
- Madina WoulaMadina WoulaMadina Woula is a town in southern Guinea near the border with Sierra Leone.- External links :*...
- way station - BambafougaBambafouga- Transport :It is a proposed junction on the future standard gauge Transguinean Railways.- External links :*...
- junction - MarelaMarelaMarela is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea.- External links :*...
- way station - FaranahFaranahFaranah is a town and sub-prefecture in central Guinea, lying by the River Niger.Population 87,083 . The town is mainly inhabited by the Mandinka people.- History :...
- TiroTiro, GuineaTiro is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea.It lies on the upper reaches of the River Niger.- External links :*...
- KissidougouKissidougouKissidougou is a city in southern Guinea. It is the capital of in the Kissidougou Prefecture, and had a population of 66,018 in the 1996 census. Following intensified conflicts in Sierra Leone and Liberia during the fall and winter of 2000, many people from the city of Guéckédou fled to...
- way station - MacentaMacentaMacenta is a town in southeastern Guinea, founded by the Toma people. Population 88,376 .-Geography:Macenta is the capital of the Macenta Prefecture in southeastern Guinea. It is located in the Guinea Highlands on the road from Nzérékoré to Guéckédou...
- KouleKouleKoulé is a town and sub-prefecture in the Nzérékoré Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of Guinea.- Transport :It lies near or on the route of the proposed standard gauge Transguinean Railways.- External links :*...
- NzerekoreNzérékoréNzérékoré, also spelled N'Zérékoré, is the largest city in the Guinée Forestière region of south-eastern Guinea and is capital of the Nzérékoré Prefecture. It is Guinea's third largest city . It was the centre of a rising against French rule in 1911. It is now known as a market town, and for its...
- LolaLola, GuineaLola is a town in the Forest Region of Guinea, lying near the Liberian border. It is the capital of Lola Prefecture and has a population 60,711 ....
- SimandouSimandouSimandou is a 110 km long range of hills located in the Nzérékoré Region of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region...
iron ore deposit near DiékéDiékéDiéké, Djécké or Diecke is a town and sub-prefecture in the Yomou Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-eastern Guinea.- External links :*... - NimbaNimbaNimba is a name with several meanings:* Nimba Creations, a UK special effects company* Mount Nimba, a mountain along the border of Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea in West Africa* The Neem tree is sometimes called Nimba* Nimba County in Liberia...
- iron ore
- Pontiola - bauxite
- TouguéTouguéTougué is a town located in central Guinea. It is the capital of Tougué Prefecture. Population 3,745 .-Economy:There are deposits of bauxite near this town...
- branch terminus - bauxiteBauxiteBauxite is an aluminium ore and is the main source of aluminium. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite γ-AlO, and diaspore α-AlO, in a mixture with the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of anatase TiO2...
2008
- July 2008 - wobbles over SimandouSimandouSimandou is a 110 km long range of hills located in the Nzérékoré Region of southeastern Guinea, in the country's mountainous, forested Guinée Forestière region...
leases - four ex-Croatian locomotives refurbished and regauged in Russia
Highways
total:
30,500 km
paved:
5,033 km
unpaved:
25,467 km (1996 est.)
The Trans–West African Coastal Highway crosses Guinea, connecting it to Bissau
Bissau
Bissau is the capital city of Guinea-Bissau. The city's borders are conterminous with the Bissau Autonomous Sector. In 2007, the city had an estimated population of 407,424 according to the Instituto Nacional de Estatística e Censos...
(Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau
The Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west....
), and when construction in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
and Liberia
Liberia
Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Sierra Leone on the west, Guinea on the north and Côte d'Ivoire on the east. Liberia's coastline is composed of mostly mangrove forests while the more sparsely populated inland consists of forests that open...
is complete, to a total of 13 other nations of ECOWAS.
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.)