Ghana Railway Company Limited

The Ghana Railway Company Limited is a public-sector body with responsibility for the efficient management of the national rail system so as to enhance the smooth movement of goods and passengers.

[1] The original 304-kilometre (189 mi) Eastern Railway was built in 1923 by the British for the purpose of hauling minerals and cocoa.

[3] Construction of the Ghana Railways started before there were any port facilities, and locomotives and other equipment had to be lightered over the beach.

[10] In July 2007, contract signed as part of the ECOWAS rail plan, intended to link Ghana to Burkina Faso.

[11] In 2008 two diesel multiple units ordered from China CNR Corporation's Tangshan plant for a shuttle service from Accra to Tema.

[19] In 2010, a contract was signed to construct a railway from Paga (on the border with Burkina Faso) to Kumasi; plus a branch from Tamale to Yendi.

The system is single-track with the exception of about 30 km (19 mi) of double track between Takoradi and Manso on the Western Line.

In 2007 a consortium led by Dubai-based Kampac Oil Co signed a US$1.6 billion concession to develop the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (Cape gauge) Western Railway.

[32] The first DMU based class 847 for CDs ass number 001 was completed in January 2024,[33] and on February 2 of the same year, the vehicle was presented at the Bydgoszcz Główna station.

Amongst the participants was the Secretary of State and the President of the Ghana Railway Development Agency, Yaw Owusu.