Ghana

Country Details

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Railway System

The railway system in Ghana is a roughly 'A'-shaped network in the south of the country, between the coast and the city of Kumasi. For many years, this has been operated by Ghana Railways Corporation, but an apparently official website now uses the name Ghana Railways Company Limited (GRCL). Much of the railway is out of use, and the GHCL website shows passenger services on only two short sections: Accra - Tema, and Takoradi - Sekondi.

Wikipedia has information spread between several articles: Transport in Ghana, Rail transport in Ghana, Ghana Railway Corporation.

Gauge

• 1,067 mm (3 foot 6 inches) Cape Gauge (~1,300 km}.
• 1,435 mm (4 foot 8 +1⁄2 inch) Standard (87 km).

Electrification

^ None

Rule of the road

• Not known

Timetable

• On the front page of the GRCL website.
• Unofficial timetable and other information is available at Fahrplancenter. Note that this may be substantially out of date.

Note: as of early 2023, there may actually not be any passenger trains running in Ghana, possibly due to reconstruction of the railway. The compilers would be grateful for any information.

Other Railways

None known

Tourist Lines

None known

Metro and light rail systems

None

Recent and Future Changes

Recent Changes

The 97km Tema-Mpakadan railway line was officially inaugurated on 22 November 2024. It links the industrial city of Tema with Mpakadan in the Eastern Region and is claimed to be the first standard gauge railway line in the country.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

None known.