Government says it is committing an extra $1 billion to the development of the new railway network in the country. An amount of $500 million will be applied to the development of the Western rail line. The remaining $500 million will be applied to the first phase of the Kumasi to Paga section of the […]
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Railway sector can transform economy-From middle-income to First World status-Joe Ghartey
By John Elliot HAGAN, Accra Minister for Railways Development, Joe Ghartey is optimistic that a well-established railway sector can transform Ghana’s economy from middle-income to First World status. He recounted the parallels between the success of pre-independence Ghana and the railway sector of the time to buttress his point. “I am convinced beyond reasonable doubt […]
Confirmed: Tema-Accra rail service starts today
The much awaited passenger rail services for commuters along the Tema-Accra line will take off today. Minister of Railways Development – Joe Ghartey and officials of Ghana Railway Company Limited will this morning take the inaugural service from Accra Central Station at 7:45am to Tema and back. The service was scheduled to take off on […]
PHOTOS: 84 kilometer Tema-Akosombo railway line construction progresses, costs 388 million dollars
The pictures beneath are the pictorial evidence of the construction of 84 kilometer railway line from Tema to Akosombo. The project which is expected to cost 388 million dollars, forms part of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government’s plan to redevelop the railways system in Ghana. The project is to be funded with an […]
PHOTOS: rehabilitation of Western Railway line through Paga to Burkina Faso
PHOTOS: rehabilitation of Western Railway line through Paga to Burkina Faso The first phase of Infrastructural development by the government of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), under president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo encapsulating the rehabilitation of the Western Railway line through Paga to Burkina Faso is still in motion. In these photos, you will […]