Railway stations in Ghana

The railway stations in Ghana serve a rail network concentrated in the south of the country.

Maps

UNHCR Atlas Map Ghana - shows Topography.
UN Map Ghana - shows Provinces
GhanaNet Map Archived 2018-10-19 at the Wayback Machine

Towns served by rail

Existing

The following towns or villages currently have or had rail service in Ghana; 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge unless otherwise noted :

East

Accra - (E) - port, capital city: Accra Central Station
Baatsona
Asoprochona - suburban terminus
Koforidua (E)
Accra sign post
Pokoasi - (E/C) - junction
- Shai Hills - (E)
Tema - (E) - port in east - proposed suburban terminus 2008 ^[1]

Nsawam - (E)
Koforidua (E)
Nkawkaw - (E)
Ejisu - (E)
Nsuta
Juaso (C)
Konongo, Ghana (E)
Boankra (E) - inland port
Kumasi (E/W) - junction ^[2]

Nsuta (E)
Bososo (E)

Anyinam

West

Railway in the western part of Ghana is formalised by the Western Railway Line and has stations passing through the following towns.

Sekondi - (W) - older port and workshops
Tarkwa - (W) - junction
Takoradi - (W) - newer port
Huni Valley - (W/C) - junction on west line for cross country line to east line; concrete sleeper plant
Dunkwa - (W) - Junction for Awaso
Obuasi - (W) 85.5 km
Bekwai - (W)
Kumasi - (W/E) junction 0.0 km

- Tarkwa - (W) - junction
- Prestea - branch terminus - (W)

- Dunkwa - (W) - Junction for Awaso
- Awaso - (W) - branch terminus - Bauxite mine

Centre

Huni Valley - (W/C) - junction
Twifu Praso
Foso (C)
Achissi - (C) - junction
- Akim Oda - (C) -
- Kade - (C) - branch terminus (o/o/u)
Akoroso (C)
Pokoasi
Kotoku - (E/C) - junction

Eastern Border

1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge
Lomé - Togo
- border
Aflao - Diamond Cement Ghana Limited factory at Aflao to the Lomé Port is expected to be completed in early 2014.^[3]^[4]

Proposed

This list includes regauged stations.

Far Northern Line (West)

(far western line) ^[5]^[6]

Takoradi - port - break of gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Manso
Tarkwa - junction for northwest
Huni Valley
Dunkwa
- Awaso
Nyinahim
Sunyani (regional capital Brong-Ahafo)
Techiman - junction
Bole
Salwa
Wa (regional capital Upper West Region)
Hamile - northwest terminus - 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
- Border -
Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou - junction

Far Northern Line (East)

1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) ^[7] under construction 2020

Tema - Port
Mpakadan
Kpeve
Hohoe
Jasikan
Bimbila
Yendi
Tamale (regional capital Northern Region)
Walewale
Bolgatanga (regional capital Upper East Region)
Navrongo
Paga

Akosombo
Ho (regional capital Volta Region)
Hohoe

Paga (0 km)
- - Border (Ghana-Burkina Faso) ^[8]
Po
Dakola
Zabre
Tenkodogo
Manga
Bagre
Ouagadougou - junction - national capital (166 km) (1000 km from Tema)

Nsuta

ECOWAS Coastal Line

(proposed 2010) ^[9]
Aflao - near border in east with Togo, and capital Lomé.
Togo-Ghana border
Tema
Accra - national capital
Winneba
Cape Coast (regional capital Central Region, Ghana)
Takoradi (regional capital Western Region, Ghana)
Omanpe
Ghana-Côte d'Ivoire border

Approved

Kumasi - (W/E) junction (2010)
Bolgatanga
Navrongo
Paga - near Burkina Faso^[10]

(far eastern line)

Ejisu
Mampong
Nkoranza
Tamale - junction
Bolgatanga
Paga - near Burkina Faso
Tamale
Yendi
Shieni - iron ore
- Buipe - just north of lake
- Lake Volta

Suburban

(Suburban line)

Accra
Sakumono
Asoprochona
Tema - large port to east of Accra ^[11]
Kasoa
Winneba - west of Accra on coast.
Madina

Lake Volta branch to east:

Achimota (E) - junction
Tema (E) - major port ^[12]
Sugbaniate (E)
Shai Hills (E)
Akosombo (E) - inland lake port

Rehab 2008

Kumasi to Paga
Yendi branch.
Takoradi through Kumasi
Awaso branch

Bosusi
Kibi - bauxite deposit

Baatsonaa and Nungua bridge repairs complete ^[13]

Other

Kumasi, Boankra inland port, Kumasi-Paga through Buipe, to connect the Volta lake, Achimota-Tema port, Tamale-Yendi to connect Shieni (227m) iron deposit, Bosusi-Kibi to connect the bauxite deposit at Kibi and branch lines linking the towns where other mineral deposits have been identified.
Takoradi through Manso, Tarkwa, Huni Valley, Dunkwa Awaso, Nyinahin, Sunyani, Techiman, Bole, Sawla, Wa through to Hamile in the Upper West Region of Ghana.^[14]
Ghana Railway Development Authority has invited bids to convert the 950 km rail network from 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge to standard gauge, permitting 25 tonne axleloads and increasing speeds from 56 to 160 km/h. In the longer term, feasibility studies will look at introducing a suburban rail service from Accra to Kasoa, Winneba and Madina, as well as extending the railway to the north and connecting with the proposed Ecowas rail line across West Africa.

Closed

Kade

Timeline

2020

83.5 km ^[15]
Kumasi-Paja design ^[16]
Accra-Kumasi ^[2]

2019

Ghana - Burkino Faso ^[17]
Western line ^[18]^[19]

201?

Accra
Avenor, Ghana

Yendi^[20]

2010

Ghana proposes part of the ECOWAS Coastal Railway linking Aflao-Tema-Accra, Winneba, Cape Coast, Takoradi and Omape.^[9]
The Government of Ghana and the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation (CMC) has signed a US $6.050 billion contract agreement for the construction of a railway infrastructure from Nsawam near Accra via Kumasi to Paga on the Burkina Faso border, and a branch from same at Tamale to Yendi.

2009

Ghana Railway Development Authority invites bids to convert the 950 km network to standard gauge ^[21]
Ghana plans major rail rehabilitation ^[22]

Standards

Couplings : AAR
Brakes : Air

References

^ A Tema Port (E) proposed Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. ghanacedi.gov.gh.
^ ^a ^b Burroughs, David (April 8, 2019). "Ghana's standard-gauge eastern line approved". International Railway Journal.
^ "Railpage".
^ "Cement siding opened". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
^ Railway Gazette International June 2008 p354 (Map)
^ Canada supports Ghana-Burkina Faso railway project. modernghana.com.
^ "Contractors asked to submit bids for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail".
^ International2019-03-20T06:00:00+00:00, Railway Gazette. "Railways are coming into Ghana in a big way, says President". Railway Gazette International.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b Ghana proposed ECOWAS coastal line. railwaysafrica.com. December 2010.
^ Ghana to Receive Loan from China Exim Bank Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.
^ 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 21 October 2010.
^ The Baatsonaa & Nungua bridge completed. modernghana.com.
^ The transformation of Ghana's rail. thestatesmanonline.com. 15 August 2007.
^ Kumasi-Obuasi^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Kumasi-Obuasi
^ "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.
^ "China's Wuju Group signs $500m deal to build Ghana's western railway". Global Construction Review. May 20, 2019.
^ "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.
^ "NEW LINES IN GHANA | Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
^ Railway Gazette International October 2009 p11
^ Ghana Plans Major Rail Construction Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.

External links

[1] A Tema Port (E) proposed Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine. ghanacedi.gov.gh.

[auto-2] Burroughs, David (April 8, 2019). "Ghana's standard-gauge eastern line approved". International Railway Journal.

[3] "Railpage".

[4] "Cement siding opened". Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-02-27.

[5] Railway Gazette International June 2008 p354 (Map)

[6] Canada supports Ghana-Burkina Faso railway project. modernghana.com.

[7] "Contractors asked to submit bids for Ghana-Burkina Faso rail".

[8] International2019-03-20T06:00:00+00:00, Railway Gazette. "Railways are coming into Ghana in a big way, says President". Railway Gazette International.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[Ghana_proposed_ECOWAS_coastal_line-9] Ghana proposed ECOWAS coastal line. railwaysafrica.com. December 2010.

[10] Ghana to Receive Loan from China Exim Bank Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 28 September 2010.

[11] 가나 아크라~테마 노선 강화 사업 구상^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[12] Ghana Invests in Railway Upgrade Archived 2021-02-26 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 21 October 2010.

[13] The Baatsonaa & Nungua bridge completed. modernghana.com.

[14] The transformation of Ghana's rail. thestatesmanonline.com. 15 August 2007.

[15] Kumasi-Obuasi^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[16] Kumasi-Obuasi

[17] "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.

[18] "China's Wuju Group signs $500m deal to build Ghana's western railway". Global Construction Review. May 20, 2019.

[19] "Ministry of Railways Development - Ghana - Welcome to the Ministry of Railways Development, Ghana". www.mrd.gov.gh.

[20] "NEW LINES IN GHANA | Railways Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2025-02-16.

[21] Railway Gazette International October 2009 p11

[22] Ghana Plans Major Rail Construction Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. railway-technology.com. 26 August 2009.

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