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Camrail
System map
Übersicht
HauptsitzDouala
Dates of operation1999–present
SuccessorRégie nationale des chemins de fer du Cameroun
Technical
Track gaugeMetre Guage
Length517 kilometres (321 mi)
Other
Websitewww.camrail.net/%20www.camrail.net

Camrail operates passenger and freight traffic between the two largest cities in Cameroon and several smaller cities. The company was formed in 1999 and granted a 20 year concession to operate the Cameroon National Railway. The company is a subsidiary of French investment group Bolloré and the railway has been operated by Comazar, a subsidiary of Bolloré, since 1999. According to the Comazar website, the government of Cameroon owns the track while the rolling stock is owned by Camrail.

According a report by the World Bank in 2011, Camrail ranked relatively high amongst African countries for productivity indicators and was considered a regional leader in terms of implementing a concession to a non-state operator.[1]

Services

As of May 2014 Camrail operated regular daily services on three routes[2]:

Douala - Kumba[3]

Douala - Yaoundé[4]

Yaoundé - Ngaoundéré[5]

Guage

1,104 km of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge track (1995 est.).

Rolling stock

Ports

References

See also