Editing Transport in Guinea (section)

== Railways ==
{{Main|Rail transport in Guinea}}
[[File:Railways in Guinea.svg|350px|thumb|{{legend|#990000|1000 mm gauge tracks}}{{legend|#990099|1435 mm gauge tracks}}]]
''total:''
1,155km<br>''[[standard gauge]]:'' 366km {{RailGauge|1435mm}} gauge<br>''[[metre gauge]]:'' 789km {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge (includes 662km in common carrier service from Kankan to Conakry)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c4ygDSYZv2oC&q=kankan+to+conakry+common+carrier+service&pg=PA210|title=The World Factbook|last=United States Central Intelligence Agency|year=1997|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref>

The lines do not all connect.
=== Santou - Dapilon ===
This 125km long [[Standard Gauge|standard gauge]] railway connects bauxite mines in the Santou II and Houda areas with a new port at Dapilon, both places in the north of Guinea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dapilon-Santou Rail Project |url=https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dapilon-santou-rail-project/ |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Railway Technology |language=en-US}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=International2021-06-28T11:00:00+01:00 |first=Railway Gazette |title=Guinean bauxite railway inaugurated |url=https://www.railwaygazette.com/infrastructure/guinean-bauxite-railway-inaugurated/59390.article |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Railway Gazette International |language=en}} </ref>

See: [https://www.railway-technology.com/projects/dapilon-santou-rail-project/ Boffa-Boke Railway]

=== Chemin de Fer de Boké ===

This 136km long [[standard gauge]] railway connects bauxite mines at Sangaredi with Port Kamsar and carries about {{convert|12000000|t|LT ST|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} per annum.

=== Chemin de fer de Conakry – Fria ===
This 127km line is {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge and heads off in a northwestern direction. It shares its first 16km with Chemin de Fer de Guinee.

=== Chemin de Fer de Guinee ===

This 662km line is {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge. [[Gauge conversion|Conversion]] to {{RailGauge|1435mm}} gauge has been proposed.

=== Societe des Bauxites de Kindia (SBK) ===
This 105km line is standard gauge and parallels the Chemin de Fer de Guinee line between Canakry and Sofonia.

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/icao/GUCY.html Rail Map (red dots)] [http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Conakry.shtml Rail Map (gray lines)]

=== TransGuinean Railway (under construction 2025) ===
The [[Transguinean Railways|Transguinean Railway]] will be 622km long and of {{RailGauge|1435mm}} ([[standard gauge]]).  It goes from Simandou iron ore mines in the south east to a new port at [[Matakong]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Tom |date=2024-01-07 |title=World’s biggest mining project to start after 27 years of setbacks and scandals |url=https://www.ft.com/content/80f37963-c718-4f8b-8d77-0f0d5b1c99fe |access-date=2025-01-11 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teamgroup.it/field/transport/transport2/transguinean.htm|title=Transguinean|website=www.teamgroup.it|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>

=== Timeline ===
'''2021'''

* Santou - Dapilon commenced operation.

==== 2019 ====

* [[Télimélé]] - [[Boffa, Guinea|Boffa]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guinea railway between Télimélé and Boffa |url=https://www.railwaysafrica.com/projects/guinea-railway-between-t%C3%A9lim%C3%A9l%C3%A9-and-boffa |access-date= |website=www.railwaysafrica.com}}</ref>

==== 2008 ====

* July 2008 - wobbles over [[Simandou]] leases <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23855122-5001641,00.html |title=Rio's Simandou blue is no hiccup, despite assurances |access-date=2018-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731130458/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23855122-5001641,00.html |archive-date=2008-07-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* four ex-Croatian locomotives refurbished and regauged in Russia <ref>[[Railway Gazette International]] February 2008 p73</ref>

==== 1994 ====

* Progress <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/1994/9214094.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030629014647/http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/1994/9214094.pdf |archive-date=2003-06-29 |url-status=live|title=The Mineral Industry of Guinea|last=Izon|first=David|date=June 1995|website=minerals.usgs.gov|access-date=2018-12-15}}</ref>

=== Statistics ===
* [http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=gv&v=113 Length]