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[[File:Strada Conakry- Boffa Guinea.jpg|thumb|450px|Three men hold on to the back of a moving [[matatu]], Guinea, 2014.]]
[[File:Strada Conakry- Boffa Guinea.jpg|thumb|300px|Three men hold on to the back of a moving [[matatu]], Guinea, 2014.]]
'''Transport in Guinea''' is composed by a variety of systems that people in the country use to get around as well as to and from domestic and international destinations.
'''Transport in Guinea''' is composed by a variety of systems that people in the country use to get around as well as to and from domestic and international destinations. The railway from Conakry to [[Kankan]] ceased operating in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sinfin.net/railways/world/guinea.html|title=Railways in Guinea|website=sinfin.net|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref> Most vehicles in Guinea are 20+ years old, and cabs are any four-door vehicle which the owner has designated as being for hire. Domestic air services are intermittent. [[Conakry International Airport]] is the largest airport in the country, with flights to other cities in Africa as well as to Europe.

The railway from Conakry to [[Kankan]] ceased operating in the mid-1980s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sinfin.net/railways/world/guinea.html|title=Railways in Guinea|website=sinfin.net|access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>

Domestic air services are intermittent. Most vehicles in Guinea are 20+ years old, and cabs are any four-door vehicle which the owner has designated as being for hire.


Locals, nearly entirely without vehicles of their own, rely upon these taxis (which charge per seat) and small buses to take them around town and across the country. There is some river traffic on the Niger and Milo rivers. Horses and donkeys pull carts, primarily to transport construction materials.
Locals, nearly entirely without vehicles of their own, rely upon these taxis (which charge per seat) and small buses to take them around town and across the country. There is some river traffic on the Niger and Milo rivers. Horses and donkeys pull carts, primarily to transport construction materials.


Iron mining at [[Simandou]] (South) in the southeast beginning in 2007 and at [[Kalia, Faranah|Kalia]] in the east is likely to result in the construction of a new heavy-duty [[standard gauge]] railway and deepwater port. Iron mining at Simandou (North) will load to a new port near [[Buchanan, Liberia]], in exchange for which rehabilitation of the [[Conakry]] to Kankan line will occur.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}}
Iron mining at [[Simandou]] (South) in the southeast beginning in 2007 and at [[Kalia, Faranah|Kalia]] in the east is likely to result in the construction of a new heavy-duty [[standard gauge]] railway and deep-water port. Iron mining at Simandou (North) will load to a new port near [[Buchanan, Liberia]], in exchange for which rehabilitation of the [[Conakry]] to Kankan line will occur.{{Citation needed|date=September 2012}}

[[Conakry International Airport]] is the largest airport in the country, with flights to other cities in Africa as well as to Europe.


== Railways ==
== Railways ==
{{Main|Rail transport in Guinea}}
{{Main|Rail transport in Guinea}}
[[File:Railways in Guinea.svg|350px|thumb|{{legend|#990000|1000 mm gauge tracks}}{{legend|#990099|1435 mm gauge tracks}}]]
[[File:Railways in Guinea.svg|350px|thumb|{{legend|#990000|1000 mm gauge tracks}}{{legend|#990099|1435 mm gauge tracks}}]]
<br>''total:''
''total:''
1,086 km
1,086 km
<br>''[[standard gauge]]:''
<br>''[[standard gauge]]:''
279 km {{RailGauge|1435mm}} gauge
279 km {{RailGauge|1435mm}} gauge
<br>''[[metre gauge]]:''
<br>''[[metre gauge]]:''
807 km {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge (includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry){{Citation needed|reason=sept 2009|date=September 2009}}
807&nbsp;km {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge (includes 662&nbsp;km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c4ygDSYZv2oC&q=kankan+to+conakry+common+carrier+service&pg=PA210|title=The World Factbook|last=United States Central Intelligence Agency|year=1997|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref>


The lines do not all connect.
The lines do not all connect.
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=== Cities served by rail ===
=== Cities served by rail ===
{{Main|Railway stations in Guinea}}
{{Main|Railway stations in Guinea}}
==== Santou - Dapilo ====
This 125 km long [[Standard Gauge]] railway connects bauxite mines at [[Boffa, Guinea|Boffa]] with a new port at [[Boké]], both places in the north of Guinea.

A Joint Venture has already launched the $US 3bn [[Boffa, Guinea|Boffa]] – [[Boké]] Project which a 125km line from the [[Dapilon River|Dapilon River Terminal]] to new mining areas of Santou II and [[Houda]]. <ref> [https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dapilon-santou-rail-project/ Santou mines - Dapilon port] </ref> There are 2 tunnels.

This line opened in 28-06-2021. <ref> [https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/guinean-bauxite-railway-inaugurated/59390.article Opening] </ref>

See: [https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dapilon-santou-rail-project/ Boffa-Boke Railway]


==== Northern line ====
==== Northern line ====
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* [[Port Kamsar]] - port
* [[Port Kamsar]] - port
* [[Boké]]
* [[Boké]]
* Crossing with proposed B B line. Both 1435mm gauge. By bridge or by level crossing.
* [[Sangarédi]] - [[bauxite]] [[Mining|mine]]
* Rail [[Sangarédi]] - [[bauxite]] [[Mining|mine]]


==== Central line ====
==== Central line ====
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* [[Kindia]] - [[bauxite]] mine.
* [[Kindia]] - [[bauxite]] mine.


==== Proposed Trans-Guinean Railways ====
==== Proposed South Trans-Guinean Railway ====
The heavy duty [[Transguinean Railways]] is about 750&nbsp;km long and would be {{RailGauge|1435mm}} ([[standard gauge]]). It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port a [[Matakong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teamgroup.it/field/transport/transport2/transguinean.htm|title=Transguinean|website=www.teamgroup.it|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>
The heavy duty [[Transguinean Railways]] is about 650&nbsp;km long and would be {{RailGauge|1435mm}} ([[standard gauge]]). It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port a [[Matakong]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teamgroup.it/field/transport/transport2/transguinean.htm|title=Transguinean|website=www.teamgroup.it|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>


* [[Matakong]] - [[List of deep water ports|Deepwater port]]
* [[Matakong]] - [[List of Panamax ports|Deep water port]]
* [[Forécariah]]
* [[Forécariah]]
* [[Madina Woula]] - way station
* [[Madina Woula]] - way station
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=== Timeline ===
=== Timeline ===

==== 2019 ====

* [[Télimélé]] - [[Boffa, Guinea|Boffa]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guinea railway between Télimélé and Boffa |url=https://www.railwaysafrica.com/projects/guinea-railway-between-t%C3%A9lim%C3%A9l%C3%A9-and-boffa |access-date= |website=www.railwaysafrica.com}}</ref>


==== 2008 ====
==== 2008 ====


* July 2008 - wobbles over [[Simandou]] leases <ref>http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23855122-5001641,00.html</ref>
* July 2008 - wobbles over [[Simandou]] leases <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23855122-5001641,00.html |title=Rio's Simandou blue is no hiccup, despite assurances &#124; the Australian |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731130458/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23855122-5001641,00.html |archive-date=2008-07-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* four ex-Croatian locomotives refurbished and regauged in Russia <ref>[[Railway Gazette International]] February 2008 p73</ref>
* four ex-Croatian locomotives refurbished and regauged in Russia <ref>[[Railway Gazette International]] February 2008 p73</ref>


==== 1994 ====
==== 1994 ====


* Progress <ref>http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/1994/9214094.pdf</ref>
* Progress <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/1994/9214094.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030629014647/http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/1994/9214094.pdf |archive-date=2003-06-29 |url-status=live|title=The Mineral Industry of Guinea|last=Izon|first=David|date=June 1995|website=minerals.usgs.gov|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>


=== Statistics ===
=== Statistics ===
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== Highways ==
== Highways ==
<br>''total:''
''total:''
30,500 km
30,500 km
<br>''paved:''
<br>''paved:''
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== Airports ==
== Airports ==
{{main|List of airports in Guinea}}
15 (1999 est.)
15 (1999 est.)


=== Airports - with paved runways ===
=== Airports - with paved runways ===
<br>''total:''
''total:''
5
5
<br>''over 3,047 m:''
<br>''over 3,047 m:''
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=== Airports - with unpaved runways ===
=== Airports - with unpaved runways ===
<br>''total:''
''total:''
10
10
<br>''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
<br>''1,524 to 2,437 m:''
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://g.co/maps/5waez Google maps Conakry International Airport, Conakry, Guinea]
* [https://archive.today/20130116061354/http://g.co/maps/5waez Google maps Conakry International Airport, Conakry, Guinea]
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=CKY Aviation Safety CKY Guinea]
* [http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=CKY Aviation Safety CKY Guinea]
* [http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/a1660cky.cfm AZ World Airports Guinea]
* [http://www.azworldairports.com/airports/a1660cky.cfm AZ World Airports Guinea]

Latest revision as of 01:55, 26 July 2024

Three men hold on to the back of a moving matatu, Guinea, 2014.

Transport in Guinea is composed by a variety of systems that people in the country use to get around as well as to and from domestic and international destinations. The railway from Conakry to Kankan ceased operating in the mid-1980s.[1] Most vehicles in Guinea are 20+ years old, and cabs are any four-door vehicle which the owner has designated as being for hire. Domestic air services are intermittent. Conakry International Airport is the largest airport in the country, with flights to other cities in Africa as well as to Europe.

Locals, nearly entirely without vehicles of their own, rely upon these taxis (which charge per seat) and small buses to take them around town and across the country. There is some river traffic on the Niger and Milo rivers. Horses and donkeys pull carts, primarily to transport construction materials.

Iron mining at Simandou (South) in the southeast beginning in 2007 and at Kalia in the east is likely to result in the construction of a new heavy-duty standard gauge railway and deep-water port. Iron mining at Simandou (North) will load to a new port near Buchanan, Liberia, in exchange for which rehabilitation of the Conakry to Kankan line will occur.[citation needed]

Railways

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Main article: Rail transport in Guinea
  1000 mm gauge tracks
  1435 mm gauge tracks

total: 1,086 km
standard gauge: 279 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge
metre gauge: 807 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge (includes 662 km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry)[2]

The lines do not all connect.

Cities served by rail

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Main article: Railway stations in Guinea

Santou - Dapilo

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This 125 km long Standard Gauge railway connects bauxite mines at Boffa with a new port at Boké, both places in the north of Guinea.

A Joint Venture has already launched the $US 3bn Boffa – Boké Project which a 125km line from the Dapilon River Terminal to new mining areas of Santou II and Houda. [3] There are 2 tunnels.

This line opened in 28-06-2021. [4]

See: Boffa-Boke Railway

Northern line

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This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge (standard gauge) and carries about 12,000,000 t (11,810,478 long tons; 13,227,736 short tons) per annum.

Central line

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This line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge and head off in a northwestern direction.

Southern line

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This line is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge. Conversion to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge has been proposed.[5]

This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in).

South Western line

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This line is 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) and parallels the Southern line.

Proposed South Trans-Guinean Railway

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The heavy duty Transguinean Railways is about 650 km long and would be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge). It goes from iron ore mines in the south east and bauxite mines in the north to a new port a Matakong.[7]

Timeline

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2019

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2008

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  • July 2008 - wobbles over Simandou leases [9]
  • four ex-Croatian locomotives refurbished and regauged in Russia [10]

1994

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Statistics

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Highways

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total: 30,500 km
paved: 5,033 km
unpaved: 25,467 km (1996 est.)

The Trans–West African Coastal Highway crosses Guinea, connecting it to Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), and when construction in Sierra Leone and Liberia is complete, to a total of 13 other nations of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

Waterways

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1,295 km navigable by shallow-draft native craft

Ports and harbors

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Merchant marine

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none (1999 est.)

Airports

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Main article: List of airports in Guinea

15 (1999 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

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total: 5
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (1999 est.)

The airport code for the capital, Conakry, is CKY.

Airports - with unpaved runways

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total: 10
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 1 (1999 est.)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Railways in Guinea". sinfin.net. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. ^ United States Central Intelligence Agency (1997). "The World Factbook". Retrieved January 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Santou mines - Dapilon port
  4. ^ Opening
  5. ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p182
  6. ^ Janes World Railways 2002-2003 p102
  7. ^ "Transguinean". www.teamgroup.it. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
  8. ^ "Guinea railway between Télimélé and Boffa". www.railwaysafrica.com.
  9. ^ "Rio's Simandou blue is no hiccup, despite assurances | the Australian". Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  10. ^ Railway Gazette International February 2008 p73
  11. ^ Izon, David (June 1995). "The Mineral Industry of Guinea" (PDF). minerals.usgs.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2003-06-29. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
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