Tema-Mpakadan_Railway_Line

Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line

Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line

Gauge railroad from Tema to Mpakadan

The Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line is a 96.7 km standard gauge railroad constructed from the Tema to Mpakadan to facilitate the movement of goods along the Eastern corridor of Ghana.[1]

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The line is part of the 1000 km Ghana-Burkina Faso Interconnectivity Project which will connect Ouagadougou to the Port in Tema.[2][3]

Construction

Afcons Infrastructure began the construction of the Tema-Mpakadan Railway Line in 2018.[2] The project was funded by the India Export-Import Bank at $440 million.[4]

On February 27 2024, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo announced that the line was at the final stage of completion.[5]

Test Run

During the first test-run ahead of scheduled commencement of operations, newly acquired trains run into a truck parked over the railway track on April 18th 2024.[6] The driver of the truck was sentenced to six months in prison.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Tema-Mpakadan Railway Project, Ghana". Railway Technology. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. [2]
    "Tema-Mpakadan Railway project at 95% completion stage – Minister". GhanaWeb. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. [3]
    "Tema-Mpakadan railway line to be completed by end of 2022 – Amewu". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  4. [4]
    Burroughs, David (2022-06-24). "Ghana's Tema - Mpakadan standard gauge line to open in December". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  5. [5]
    Issah, Muniratu Akweley. "Standard gauge railway line from Tema to Mpakadan at final stage of completion- Akufo-Addo". Ghana New Agency (GNA).
  6. [6]
    "Ghana's newly imported train involved in accident during test run". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
  7. [7]
    "Driver of truck involved in new train accident jailed 6 months". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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