Rail transport in Sierra Leone

The current rail of Sierra Leone is limited to a private network of 120 kilometers in length. Sierra Leone has since 1974 no public rail network more.

Rail network

History

The national railway company Sierra Leone Government Railway ceased to operate its network, which had a track width of 762 mm, a 77 years later in 1974. It combined Freetown, Bo, Kenema and Daru. A branch line led by Makeni.

Current

Currently, a distance of 84 km is operated, which was built in the 1960s for the transport of raw materials to the industrial port Pepel. Since 2009 she has been renewed by the mining company African Minerals and extended by 36 kilometers. It uses Cape gauge of 1067 mm.

Planning

The establishment of another route by the Chinese company Kingho Energy Group between the mining region Tonkolili and the coastal Sulime for a distance of 250 km is planned.

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