Editing Transport in Ghana (section)

=== Rail expansion ===
In 2005, the Minister of Ports, Harbours and Railways announced plans to extend the railway system to facilitate economic development. To begin, $5 million was invested for feasibility studies. Possible projects at the time included extending a line from [[Ejisu]] to [[Nkoranza]] and [[Techiman]]; a line from [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]] to [[Bolgatanga]] and [[Paga]] to [[Burkina Faso]]; a line from [[Wenchi]], [[Bole, Ghana|Bole]] to [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]] and [[Hamile]] and also to [[Burkina Faso]], and a line to [[Yendi]] where there are iron ore deposits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/GhanaHome//report_content/doc9.doc|title=Ghana HomePage - Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News}}</ref>

Over the next two years, there were various studies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=109755|title=Korean rail engineers head to Ghana}}</ref> and in 2007, work began.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2007/July/business_July15.xml&section=business&col=|title=Kampac wins Ghana railway contract - Khaleej Times|last=(Wam)}}</ref>

[[Image:Ghana Railways 1670.jpg|thumb|Ghana Railways Engine No. 1670 in Kumasi, June 2005]]
In March 2007, a Private Public Partnership was proposed to rehabilitate the Eastern Railway from Accra to [[Ejisu]] and [[Kumasi]], with an extension from Ejisu via [[Mampong]], [[Nkoranza]], [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]], [[Bolgatanga]] and [[Paga]], with a branch from [[Tamale, Ghana|Tamale]] to [[Yendi]] and [[Sheini]].  The extension starts at [[Kumasi]] and will cost $1.6b.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ww5.ghananewstoday.com/|title=ghananewstoday.com|website=ww5.ghananewstoday.com}}</ref>

There was another proposal in September 2007 to extend the Western Railway from [[Awaso (Town)|Awaso]] via [[Techiman]], [[Bole, Ghana|Bole]], [[Sawla]], [[Wa, Ghana|Wa]] to [[Hamile]].<ref>''Rail Gazette International'' September 2007 p. 523</ref>

In February 2008, the ''Ghana General News'' reported that the Ministry of Harbours and Railways and the Ghana Railway Corporation (GRC) expected to complete a new commuter line linking [[Accra]] and [[Tema]] by June 2008.  The formation was complete from [[Sakumono]] to the SSNIT flats near Tema. Diesel multiple-unit trainsets will be imported for use on the line.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.railwaysafrica.com/|title=Railways Africa|first=Railways|last=Africa|website=Railways Africa}}</ref> Construction of sleeper plant for the far north line was also initiated in 2008.