• Source: Rail transport in Cameroon

Rail transport in Cameroon is primarily operated by Camrail, a subsidiary of Bolloré Africa Logistics.




History


In January 2022, it was announced that container shipping company MSC would take over Bolloré Africa Logistics, the parent company of Camrail. It is uncertain whether MSC, which has an annual turnover of around €30 billion, will maintain passenger transport on Cameroon's railways or prioritise the movement of its own containers. The development contrasts with the railways of neighbouring Nigeria, where passenger transport is making a profit and freight transport is in decline.




Infrastructure



Separate from the metre gauge mainlines were narrow gauge plantation railways, especially in the Tiko area. These served cocoa and sugar plantations.




= Possible extensions

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There are plans for an iron ore railway, which however might be isolated from existing railways. The distance from the mine to tport is about 510 km. A connection to the nearest Camrail line at Mbalmayo on the Nyong River would be 350 km long. Because of the heavy tonnages to be carried, this railway is to be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge). The railway would run from mines near Mbalam to a new port at Kribi. The expected traffic is 35 million tonnes per year for 25 years.
Extensions of the rail network to Maroua and Yokadouma to promote the forestry industry have also been recommended.
In December 2010, it was reported that a South Korean consortium planned to build new railways in Cameroon.




Adjacent countries


There are no links yet to railways in adjoining countries. The nearest the Nigerian railway system (3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)) approaches Cameroon is Maiduguri over 100 km from the northern Cameroon border. The Gabon rail system (1,435 mm 4ft 8.5in) and Congolese rail systems 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge do not run near to the Cameroonian border.
In 2011 funding for construction of a standard gauge railway line in Chad was obtained; the construction would include a line to Moundou and Koutéré near the Cameroon border, as well as a link to Nyala on the border with Sudan.




Rolling stock






= Locomotives

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Standards






= Metre gauge

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Brakes: Westinghouse Air
Couplings: SA3
Loading gauge width
Curve radius minimum
Axleload 20.0 tonne




= Standard gauge

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Brakes
Couplings
Loading gauge width.
Curve radius minimum
Axleload 37.5 tonne




See also


Railway stations in Cameroon




References






External links


Media related to Rail transport in Cameroon at Wikimedia Commons

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