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A train at the Accra train station Railway network of Ghana Ghana Railways #1670 in Kumasi. #1670 is a GMDD (General Motors Diesel Division, London, Ontario, Canada) model GT18LC-2, 6-axle, 1,500 horsepower, diesel-electric locomotive, part of an order of 15 ordered in 1995.
The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range of mountains north of the city of Kumasi.However, the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge railway, totalling 1,300 kilometres, [1] is undergoing major rehabilitation and inroads to the interior are now being made.
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 ...
In 2010, Ghana Railway Corporation began a GH₵12.9 billion (US$6 billion) rail project at the construction of the Ghana rail infrastructure to Ghana High-Speed Rail (abbreviated GHSR or HSR) and to upgrade all of Ghana's railway line network has been planned and to be completed at the end of 2014 with construction managed by the China Railway ...
The Eastern Railway Line, sometimes referred to as the cocoa line, was built in three phases. [3] [4]The first phase, from Accra to Mangoase, was started in 1908 opened in 1912.
The Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line is a 96.7 km standard gauge railroad constructed from the Tema to Mpakadan to facilitate the movement of goods along the Eastern corridor of Ghana. [1] The line is part of the 1000 km Ghana-Burkina Faso Interconnectivity Project which will connect Ouagadougou to the Port in Tema. [2] [3]
Accra Central Station is the main railway station in Accra, the capital of Ghana. The station in 1914. The station was completed in 1910, to serve the new Accra to Mangoase line, with railway offices built nearby. Prior to its construction, the area was a marshy valley. The line was steadily extended, and reached Kumasi in 1923. As a single ...
Metro Mass Transit Tata Marcopolo Bus. The Metro Mass Transit Limited is a public transportation company in Ghana.The company was set up to provide reliable and affordable means of transport for commuters within villages, towns, and cities as well as provide intercity movement.