The list of railway stations in Cameroon includes:
Stations served by passenger trains edit
| Order | Station name | Route(s) | Diesel Depot | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Belabo | Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé | Depot | ||
| 000km | Bessengué | Douala – Kumba Douala – Yaoundé |
Depot | ||
| 069km | Edéa | Douala – Yaoundé | 069km [1] | ||
| -9 | Ediki | Kumba – Mbanga | |||
| 75 | Eséka | Douala – Yaoundé | Limited Depot |
Start steep incline | Overweight passenger tax |
| 120 | Kumba | Douala – Kumba Kumba – Mbanga |
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| 180 | Makak | Douala – Yaoundé | End steep incline | ||
| 700 | Mbandjock | Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé | |||
| 600 | Minim | Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé | |||
| 000 | Mbanga | Douala – Kumba Kumba – Mbanga |
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| 000 | Nanga Eboko | Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé | |||
| 000 | Ngaoundal | Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé | |||
| 750 | Ngaoundéré Central Station | Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé | Depot | ||
| 400 | Obala | Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé | |||
| 283km | Yaoundé | Douala – Yaoundé Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé |
Depot | [2] |
Towns served by rail edit
Existing edit
(600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge plantation railway)
(1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge)
- Nkongsamba (W) – railhead in northwest - rehabilitate
- Mbanga (W) – junction in west
- Bonabéri (W) – port in west
- Douala – river port - cement works - 62km
- Edéa – river crossing Sanaga River ; future junction to ocean port Kribi (114km)
- Mésondo
- Eséka
- Makak located in Center Province
- Otélé junction for Mbalmayo
- Yaoundé national capital – cement works
- The railway line was extended from Yaoundé to Ngaoundéré, a distance of 622 km, and was inaugurated in 1974 2.
Rehabilitate edit
- Nanga Eboko
- Bélabo – ballast quarry and concrete sleeper plant[5]
- Ngaoundal
- Ngaoundéré – bauxite – railhead
- Ngoumen
- Otélé – junction for Mbalmayo
Under construction edit
- There are plans for an iron ore railway belonging to Sundance Resources, isolated from existing railways, going from mine(s) around Mbalam to a port at Kribi . This line will be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge.[6][7] This line would also extend a short distance into the Republic of Congo. In September, 2011, a deal was struck with Legend Resources, also of Australia, to share railway and port infrastructure for another iron ore mine. This line will be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge, but later on it links with the existing1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Camrail system. Contracts for construction were signed in June 2014. Since the tonnage to be carried on this line is about 35MTpa, it needs powerful locomotives, which implies 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in). The line is said to be mostly double track. [8]
The line will be built by the Portuguese company Mota-Engil
Kribi – port (0 km)- (junction) (cross border extension to other mines) at Nabeba in
Congo Brazzaville. - Mbalam – mine (510 km)
- Kribi - ocean port
- 130 km link for alumina traffic in 1000mm gauge or dual gauge (1435mm + 1000mm)
- Edéa – junction to Kribi.
Proposed or upgrade edit
- In 2002, there were plans to extend a railway line from Kribi via Mbalmayo to Bangui in the Central African Republic.[9]
- In September 2009, a Korean proposal surfaced to upgrade and duplicate the national railway system.[10]
- In November 2013, Cameroon and China signed an agreement to build a high-speed standard gauge railway from Douala (port) to Yaoundé[11]
- (northwards)
- Ngaoundéré
- Maroua for timber traffic[12]
- These rail routes are
- Edéa – proposed junction and possible break of gauge
- Kribi – deep water ocean port and possible break of gauge
- Douala – shallow river port
- Limbe
- Douala
- Ngaoundéré[14]
Break of gauge train edit
A passenger service across the standard gauge/metre gauge break of gauge near Kribi can be provided using the Swiss technology of the GoldenPass Express. This connects the mine at Mbalam with Douala port and Yaoundé the national capital. See Stadler Rail.
Timeline edit
2023 edit
2020 edit
- Alumina mine at Minim, Martap and Birsok to Kribi port.[15]
2015 edit
- Cameroon-Chad railway[5]
2018 edit
- Cameroon started clearing the ground for a 130-km road and rail link from Edéa to the new ocean port at Kribi.[16]
2014 edit
- Birsok leases adjacent to Minim, Martap leases.[17]
Maps edit
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There are diesel depots at Douala-Bassa, Yaoundé, Bélabo and Ngaoundéré. The two-road[clarification needed]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Douala to Edea
- ^ [1] Douala Yaounde ]
- ^ http://www.gouverneur-ebermaier.de/english/narrow_gauge_railways.htm [dead link]
- ^ "CAMEROON RLY LOSES PASSENGERS". Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
- ^ a b "Bolloré Railways concessions". 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Map c2007". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ http://www.sundanceresources.com.au/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/2799-69696071/PresentationInvestorBriefings
- ^ Double track
- ^ Janes World Railways, 2002-2003, p76
- ^ "Cameroon Enlists Korean Consortium to Develop National Rail Plan". 15 September 2009.
- ^ "Railpage".
- ^ a b "allAfrica.com: Cameroon: Wood Industry - Request for Railway in Yokadouma and Maroua". Archived from the original on 2010-09-26.
- ^ "RAIL PLAN TO LINK CHAD & CAMEROON | Railways Africa". www.railwaysafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Tender launched for Cameroon railway lines".
- ^ Alumina traffic
- ^ 130km link
- ^ Birsok