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Accra-Tema Shuttle Train bounces back
The Accra-Tema shuttle train has commenced operations after two years following the rehabilitation of the rail lines. A visit to the Odawna train station in Accra yesterday morning by the Ghanaian Times showed few passengers with some officials of the Ghana Railways Company Limited (GRCL) on board the train.
Some … read more
Ghana €500 Million Manso to Huni Valley railway line
The President of the Republic, Nana addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 5th July 2022, cut the sod for the commencement of work on the construction of the five hundred-million-euro (€500 million) Manso-Huni Valley section of the Western Railway.
Describing it as the highest single investment for rail development since Ghana gained i… read more
Railway activities in Tanzania progress following latest contract with Yapi Merkezi
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania Hon. Samia Suluhu Hassan has witnessed the signing of two contracts. These are for the construction of a modern railway - SGR sub-division of Tabora - Isaka as well as a practical training contract for employees of the Tanzania Railways Corporation - TRC, State House in Dar es Salaam July 4… read more
Support for TAZARA following Chinese Director General visit
A few weeks ago the Chinese Director-General for African Affairs, Mr. Wu Peng, toured TAZARA, taking a train ride from Dar es Salaam to Yombo and into the Port of Dar es Salaam, where the railway facility interfaces with port operations.
Summing up the visit, the Managing Director of TAZARA, Eng. Bruno Chingandu, who accompanied Mr. Wu and… read more
Ghana 98km Standard Gauge Tema-Mpakadan Line nearing completion
Ghana’s new 98km standard gauge railway line between Tema and Mpakadan is expected to be completed by the end of 2022, the country’s railway development ministry told reporters this week.
Construction of the line, part of a broader plan to link Ghana with Burkina Faso by rail, has suffered repeated delays since it was … read more
Malawi – Nacala Rail and Port Value Addition Project - Project completion report
The project’s goal is to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of local businesses situated along the Nacala Corridor to enable them to exploit the newly available transport infrastructure and achieve accelerated economic and social development in Malawi.
The project has opened up more opportunities in trade and in diver… read more
Construction work on Nairobi Railway City to start in two months
Work on Nairobi’s futuristic railway city is expected to begin in two months, according to Kenyan industry sources. The final design for Nairobi’s new Central Railway Station, which lies at the heart of the 171ha site, was unveiled recently by Kenyan and UK government representatives.
The new design, which was completed by UK-based … read more
Update on Transnet’s supply of Jet Fuel to O.R. Tambo International Airport
Transnet SOC is increasing the supply of jet fuel through the National Multi-Product Pipeline from Durban to the inland. This is as repairs to the railway line gets underway following damage from the floods in recent weeks.
Currently, TPL is transporting 14 million litres of jet fuel between Natref and OR Tambo International … read more
Nigerian Railway Corporation to restart Abuja-Kaduna Passenger Trains after terror attack hhutdown
Nigeria's federal transportation ministry has instructed the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to resume train services between Abuja and Kaduna in northern Nigeria after a terror attack in March closed the line.
NRC said trains between the two cities would restart on 23 May.
The NRC halted passenger services on the ro… read more
Railway renewal to improve freight and passenger links to Northern Cameroon, Chad and Central Africa
The European Union has agreed to provide €123 million to support the upgrading of the 330km Belabo – Ngaoundere railway line in Cameroon.
The €106 million European Investment Bank loan and €17.1 million European Union grant was confirmed in Yaoundé on 6 May, at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Joseph Ngute. Thomas Ostros EIB Vi… read more
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