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Railway stations in Sierra Leone

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Railway stations in Sierra Leone include:

Maps

File:Railways in Sierra Leone.svg

The MSN and FallingRain and UNHCR maps still show the railway lines closed in 1974.

  • [https://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/sierrale.pdf UN Map of Sierra Leone - no railways shown at all.]
  • [http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/3f3ca17a4.pdf UNHCR Atlas map]
  • Map on page 24.[http://www.otal.com/images/OTAL%20Services/TransportReport/Trade-Watch%20-%20Issue%202%20-%20September%202010.pdf Unknown]{{Dead link | date=March 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20140328084111/http://www.african-minerals.com/operations/maps African Mineral iron ore railway Map]

Towns served

= Open =

  • (private {{RailGauge|1067mm}} line) {{Cite web|url=http://www.derbysulzers.com/sierraleone.html|title=sierra leone development corp, pepel island, BRCW|website=www.derbysulzers.com}}
  • (upgraded to 20Mtpa) (Mtpa = Million Tonnes Per Annum?)
  • (renewed line to be open access) {{cite web |url=http://www.african-minerals.com/Corporate/Operations/Infrastructure/default.aspx?id=728 |title=Infrastructure |accessdate=2010-04-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706112052/http://www.african-minerals.com/Corporate/Operations/Infrastructure/default.aspx?id=728 |archivedate=2009-07-06 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.railpage.com.au/login?redir=/f-t11336881-s15.htm|title=Railpage|website=Railpage}}
  • Port Pepel - low capacity port
  • Madina
  • Lungi Lol
  • Makoato
  • Bankasoka River bridge
  • Port Loko
  • Lunsar - terminus at mine

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  • Marampa - iron ore mine.
  • Makeni
  • Bumbuna
  • Tonkolili - proposed extension to iron ore deposit {{Cite web|url=https://www.railwaysafrica.com/|title=Railways Africa|first=Railways|last=Africa|website=Railways Africa}}{{cite web| url = http://allafrica.com/stories/200805191261.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081024151052/http://allafrica.com/stories/200805191261.html| archive-date = 2008-10-24| title = allAfrica.com: Sierra Leone: African Minerals to Boost Bunbuna Hydro (Page 1 of 1)}}{{cite web |url=http://www.african-minerals.com/Investor_Relations/Shareholder_Information/Chairman~s_Statement/default.aspx?id=764 |title=Chairman's Statement |accessdate=2010-04-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221023612/http://www.african-minerals.com/Investor_Relations/Shareholder_Information/Chairman~s_Statement/default.aspx?id=764 |archivedate=2008-12-21 }}

= Under construction =

= Proposed =

== 2013 ==

  • Tonkolili - iron ore mine
  • Sulima southern port at the mouth of the Moa River.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/sleone-china-sign-8-billion-in-infrastructure-deals|title=SLeone, China sign $8 billion in infrastructure deals|date=March 25, 2015|website=AFP}}

= Closed =

File:Cotton Tree Railway Station 3.30 p.m. Bungalow Train, Freetown.jpg station, Freetown (1915)]]

File:Train station of Magburaka in Sierra Leone (1429662660).jpg station]]

(government {{RailGauge|762mm}} line)

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= Possible =

  • Bagla Hills - iron ore {{Cite web|url=http://travelingluck.com/Africa/Sierra+Leone/Southern/_2570585_National+Iron+Ore+Company.html#local_map|title=National Iron Ore Company / National Iron Ore Company, Southern, Sierra Leone, Africa|website=travelingluck.com}}

Timeline

  • September 2008 - dispute over mining leases hampers rehabilitation of Marampa railway.

Theft

While the Port Pepel line is non-operational, much theft of the rail and sleepers is taking place. The only advantage of this is to make conversion to standard gauge more easy.{{Cite web| title=Report from Sierra Leone - The dismantling of, what would be, a national asset | url=http://www.derbysulzers.com/pepelreport2005.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024151645/http://www.derbysulzers.com:80/pepelreport2005.pdf | archive-date=2009-10-24}}

See also

References

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External links

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