Railway stations in Cameroon

Railway stations in Cameroon

List of Railway stations in Cameroon includes:

Maps

* [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/cameroon.pdf UNJLC Map]
* [http://imagesignal.comsec.com.au/asxdata/20071129/pdf/00789550.pdf Map of Mbalam-Kribi Railway]

Towns served by rail

Existing

* Limbe - terminal, cement works----
* Douala - port - cement works
* Edéa - river crossing Sanaga River
* Mésondo
* Eséka

* Otélé - junction for Mbalmayo
* Yaoundé - national capital - cement works
* Makak - located in Center Province

* Nkongsamba - railhead in northwest
* Kumba - branch terminus in west

* Nanga Eboko
* Belabo
* Ngaoundal
* Ngaoundéré -
* Mbanga - junction in west
* Ngoumen

* Otélé - junction for Mbalmayo
** Mbalmayo - river port branch railhead in east

Proposed

* There are plans to extend from Mbalmayo to Bangui in the Central African Republic.

There are also plans for an iron ore railway, which however might be isolated from existing railways. The distance from the mine to the nearest likely port is about 500km as the crow flies. A connection to the nearest Camrail line at Mbalmayo on the Nyong River would be 350km long. Because of the heavy tonnages to be carried, this railway is likely to be standard gauge. The railway is being designed with Quantm software.

* Kribi - possible port for iron ore, in addition to existing port for oil from Chad.
* Grand Batanga - possible port for iron ore.
* Lolabé - probable port
* Mbalam - iron ore mines

Closed

* Separate from the metre gauge mainlines were narrow gauge plantation railways, especially in the Tiko area. These served cocoa and sugar plantations. [ http://www.gouverneur-ebermaier.de/english/historie.htm ] [ http://books.google.com.au/books?id=BwkxAAAAIAAJ&q=tiko+railway+gauge&dq=tiko+railway+gauge&lr=&pgis=1 ]

See also

* Rail transport in Cameroon
* Cement in Africa

References


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