Transport in Ghana

Ghana's transportation and communications networks are centered in the southern regions, especially the areas in which gold, cocoa, and timber are produced.

[1] The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range on mountains north of the city of Kumasi.

However, the 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow-gauge railway, totalling 935 kilometres (581 mi), is presently undergoing major rehabilitation and inroads to the interior are now being made.

[4] In March 2007, a Private Public Partnership was proposed to rehabilitate the Eastern Railway from Accra to Ejisu and Kumasi, with an extension from Ejisu via Mampong, Nkoranza, Tamale, Bolgatanga and Paga, with a branch from Tamale to Yendi and Sheini.

[5] There was another proposal in September 2007 to extend the Western Railway from Awaso via Techiman, Bole, Sawla, Wa to Hamile.

[6] In February 2008, the Ghana General News reported that the Ministry of Harbours and Railways and the Ghana Railway Corporation (GRC) expected to complete a new commuter line linking Accra and Tema by June 2008.

[8] These towns are proposed to be served by rail: Korean engineers studying the building of new lines in February 2007 were also to consider conversion to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge.

[17] The Ghana Highway Authority, established in 1974 is tasked with developing and maintaining the country's trunk road network totaling 13,367 km, which makes up 33% of Ghana's total road network of 40,186 km.

National roads, designated with the letter N, link all the major population centers in Ghana.

Many of the town and cities in the country can be reached by the use of urban buses known as "trotro" or taxis.

[20] There is a Ghanaian Bus Rapid Transit, known as Metro mass Transit L.T.D, and a Taxicab system connecting the Ghanaian big cities among themselves, and a Minibuses system, known as Tro Tros, connecting big cities with the country's rural areas and small towns.

There are six ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over) totaling 13,484 GT/18,583 tonnes deadweight (DWT).

By the mid-1990s, Ghana Airways operated international scheduled passenger and cargo service to numerous European, Middle Eastern, and African destinations, including London, Düsseldorf, Rome, Abidjan, Dakar, Lagos, Lomé, and Johannesburg.

As a result of persistent management and financial problems, Ghana Airways ceased all operations and entered into liquidation in 2004.

Workmen resurfaced the runway, upgraded the lighting system and built a new freight terminal.

In early 1991, the government announced further plans to improve Accra's international airport.

total: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m:not true 1 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 2 This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook.