Transport in Ghana: Difference between revisions

[[File:Transporte público de Ghana – Public Transport in Ghana (collage).JPG|thumb|300px|A collage of the Transport in Ghana and [[public transport]] systems in Ghana: [[Airbus A320]] of a Ghana [[regionalRegional airline|Regional Airline]] in Ghana, [[taxicabTaxicab]] system in Ghana,{{clear}} [[busBus rapid transit|Bus Rapid Transit]] of [[Metro mass Transit L.T.D]] in Ghana, [[railwayRailway stationStation]] and [[Kumasi]] [[Railway Station]] in Ghana, and [[ferryboatFerryboat]] transportation in Ghana.]]

'''Transport in Ghana''' is accomplished by road, rail, air and water. Transportation[[Ghana]]'s transportation and communications networks are centered in the southern regions, includingespecially the areas in which gold, cocoa, and timber are produced. The northern and central areas are connected through a major road system.<ref name="transport">Clark, Nancy L. "Transportation and Telecommunications". ''[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ghtoc.html A Country Study: Ghana]'' (La Verle Berry, editor). [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (November 1994). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]]. [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/about.html]''</ref>

[[File:Railways in Ghana.svg|thumb|RailwayGhana's railway network.]]

The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range on mountains north of the city of [[Kumasi]]. However, the {{RailGauge|1067mm|lk=on}} [[narrow gauge railway]], totalling {{convert|935|km|mi}}, is presently undergoing major rehabilitation and inroads to the interior are now being made. In Ghana, most of the lines are single tracked, and in 1997, it was estimated that {{convert|32|km|mi}} were double tracked.

On July 4, 1958, the Ghanaian government established [[Ghana Airways]] connecting Ghana with other countries. By the mid-1990s, Ghana Airways operated international scheduled passenger and cargo service to numerous European, Middle Eastern, and African destinations, including London, Düsseldorf, Rome, Abidjan, Dakar, Lagos, Lomé, and Johannesburg. As a result of persistent management and financial problems, Ghana Airways ceased all operations and entered into liquidation in 2004.<ref name="aviation">Clark, Nancy L. "Civil Aviation". ''[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ghtoc.html A Country Study: Ghana]'' (La Verle Berry, editor). [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (November 1994). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/about.html]''</ref>