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Railway stations in Cameroon

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Railway stations in Cameroon
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The list of railway stations in Cameroon includes:

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Douala railway station

Stations served by passenger trains

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Existing

(600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) gauge plantation railway)


(1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) gauge)



  • The railway line was extended from Yaoundé to Ngaoundéré, a distance of 622 km, and was inaugurated in 1974 2.

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Under construction

  • There are plans for an iron ore railway belonging to Sundance Resources, isolated from existing railways, going from mine(s) around Mbalam to a port at Kribi . This line will be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) gauge.[6][7] This line would also extend a short distance into the Republic of Congo. In September, 2011, a deal was struck with Legend Resources, also of Australia, to share railway and port infrastructure for another iron ore mine. This line will be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) gauge, but later on it links with the existing1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) Camrail system. Contracts for construction were signed in June 2014. Since the tonnage to be carried on this line is about 35MTpa, it needs powerful locomotives, which implies 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in). The line is said to be mostly double track. [8]

The line will be built by the Portuguese company Mota-Engil


  • Kribi - ocean port
  • 130 km link for alumina traffic in 1000mm gauge or dual gauge (1435mm + 1000mm)
  • Edéa – junction to Kribi.

  • (junction) (0 km)
  • Cameroon Republic of the Congo (border)
  • Republic of the Congo Nabeba, Congo – iron ore mine (70 km)
  • Republic of the Congo Avima, Congo

Proposed or upgrade

  • In 2002, there were plans to extend a railway line from Kribi via Mbalmayo to Bangui in the Central African Republic.[9]
  • In September 2009, a Korean proposal surfaced to upgrade and duplicate the national railway system.[10]
  • In November 2013, Cameroon and China signed an agreement to build a high-speed standard gauge railway from Douala (port) to Yaoundé[11]




Break of gauge train

A passenger service across the standard gauge/metre gauge break of gauge near Kribi can be provided using the Swiss technology of the GoldenPass Express. This connects the mine at Mbalam with Douala port and Yaoundé the national capital. See Stadler Rail.

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2023

2020

2015

  • Cameroon-Chad railway[5]

2018

  • Cameroon started clearing the ground for a 130-km road and rail link from Edéa to the new ocean port at Kribi.[16]

2014

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Bessengue railway station
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Buildings at Bessengue Railway Station
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Clock at Bessengue Railway Station

There are diesel depots at Douala-Bassa, Yaoundé, Bélabo and Ngaoundéré. The two-road[clarification needed]

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