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A major public transport development milestone was achieved in Guinea during June 2010 with the start of the
Conakry Express. The Chinese International Funding (CIF) funded initiative has delivered a passenger rail transport system, The Conakry Express will hugely improve the movement of people
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began work on rebuilding the
Conakry to Kankan railroad. As part of an agreement with the government of Guinea, Vale is investing to refurbish the railroad, which will transport passengers and general freight between capital city Conakry and Kankan in the east of the country. By rebuilding the
236:. The route is operated by the state owned mining company Societé des Bauxites de Kindia (SBK). The transport included the delivery of bauxite (annually 1,200,000 t or 1,180,000 long tons or 1,320,000 short tons) from Kindia to Conakry harbour.
213:). The route was built in the 1960s and are in good condition. Between Fria and Conakry transported more than 900,000 t (886,000 long tons; 992,000 short tons) of goods (600,000 t or 591,000 long tons or 661,000 short tons
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railroad, Vale is contributing to the social and economic development of the
African country, potentially creating thousands of jobs.
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201:(called CFCF = Chemin de fer Conakry – Fria) have a length of 143 km (89 mi) and is operated by the Russian
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Chemins de Fer de la
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée - Chemin de Fer de Conakry (CBG) and
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302:"Conakry-Kankan Rail to be Renovated" Africa Mining Intelligence No. 174 27 February 2008
313:"Never Was Heard A Discouraging Word" The Cortellazzi Consortium (blog) March 30, 2008
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Limited planned to build a 650 km (400 mi) railway to transport
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products and 100,000 t or 98,400 long tons or 110,000 short tons caustic soda).
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Santou-Dapilon standard gauge railway opened in 2021.
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350:"GUINEA: SIMANDOU PROJECT GAINS MOMENTUM"
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107:Chemin de Fer de Guinée (ONCFG),
262:Rail links with other countries
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715:recognition
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388:Time tables
821:Categories
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728:Somaliland
648:Seychelles
613:Mozambique
598:Mauritania
583:Madagascar
538:The Gambia
473:Cape Verde
359:2010-11-09
335:2010-10-03
289:References
211:Friguia SA
603:Mauritius
243:from the
219:petroleum
215:aluminate
184:Sangarédi
140:Rio Tinto
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703:Zimbabwe
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325:"Guinea"
272:See also
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245:Simandou
241:iron ore
203:aluminum
86: in
60: in
779:RĂ©union
775:Mayotte
766:Madeira
761:(Spain)
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618:Namibia
608:Morocco
573:Liberia
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518:Eritrea
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205:giant
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94:Kankan
38:Guinea
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673:Sudan
623:Niger
578:Libya
563:Kenya
543:Ghana
533:Gabon
508:Egypt
448:Benin
207:RusAl
133:Mamou
64:gauge
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593:Mali
483:Chad
248:mine
234:USSR
224:The
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