Transport in Cameroon

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1 Railways
- 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries
- 1.2 2006
2 Towns served by rail
3 Highways
4 Waterways
5 Seaports and harbors
6 Airports
- 6.1 Airports - with paved runways
- 6.2 Airports - with unpaved runways
7 See also

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Railways

total: 1,104 km
narrow gauge: 1,104 km 1.000-m gauge (1995 est.)

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Railway links with adjacent countries

Nigeria - no - break-of-gauge 1000mm/1067mm
Chad - no - no railways - some proposals
Gabon - no - break-of-gauge 1000mm/1435mm
Central African Republic - no - no railways
Republic of the Congo - no - break-of-gauge 1000mm/1067mm
Equatorial Guinea - no - no railways

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2006

150km/hr CONTAINER TRAINS FOR AFRICA - Speaking at the inauguration of his second term in office, President Ismael Omer Guelle of Djibouti appealed for a 6,000km landbridge rail line linking his country's Gulf of Tadjourah to Cameroon on the Gulf of Guinea. Estimated to cost $US6 billion, the line would run through the Sudan and the Central Africa Republic. Neighbouring landlocked countries such as southern Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi would all benefit from improved facilities for import and export traffic, as well as Chad. Pointing out that the trade development, peace and economy of the African continent could be considerably enhanced, Guelle suggested that the project forms part of the investment programme proposed by British Prime Minister Tony Blair during the G8 meeting in Scotland.

"It will take only 48 hours to transport goods between the Red Sea and the Atlantic Ocean using a double-stack container carrier express train at an average speed of 150kph", Guelle told his impressed guests.

NIGERIA WANTS LINK WITH CAMEROON - Stormy talks have characterised attempts to implement the October 2002 decision by the International Court of Justice at The Hague, declaring Cameroon owner of the prized oil-rich Bakassi Peninsula. Nigeria has now demanded a rail link with Cameroon. [1]

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