Railway stations in Cameroon

Douala railway station

The list of railway stations in Cameroon includes:

Stations served by passenger trains[]

Order	Station name	Route(s)	Diesel Depot	Remarks
10	Belabo	Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé	Depot
00	Bessengué	Douala – Kumba Douala – Yaoundé	Depot
50	Edéa	Douala – Yaoundé
-9		Kumba – Mbanga
75	Eséka	Douala – Yaoundé	Limited Depot	Start steep incline
120	Kumba	Douala – Kumba Kumba – Mbanga
180	Makak	Douala – Yaoundé		End of steep incline
700	Mbandjock	Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
600	Minim	Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
000	Mbanga	Douala – Kumba Kumba – Mbanga
000	Nanga Eboko	Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
000	Ngaoundal	Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
750	Ngaoundéré Central Station	Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé	Depot
400	Obala	Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
300	Yaoundé	Douala – Yaoundé Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé	Depot

Towns served by rail[]

Existing[]

(600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) gauge plantation railway)

Limbe - port, terminal, cement works^[1]

(1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge)

Nkongsamba (W) – railhead in northwest - rehabilitate
Mbanga (W) – junction in west
- Kumba (W) – branch terminus in west^[2]
Bonabéri (W) – port in west

Douala – port - cement works
Edéa – river crossing Sanaga River
Mésondo
Eséka
Makak located in Center Province
Otélé junction for Mbalmayo
Yaoundé national capital – cement works

Rehabilitate[]

Nanga Eboko
Bélabo – ballast quarry and concrete sleeper plant^[3]
Ngaoundal
Ngaoundéré – bauxite – railhead
Otélé – junction for Mbalmayo
- Mbalmayo – river port branch railhead in east

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 would be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge.^[4]^[5] This line would also extend a short distance into the Republic of Congo. In September, 2011, a deal was struck with , also of Australia, to share railway and port infrastructure for another iron ore mine. This line would also most likely be 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) gauge, but it might link with the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Camrail system. Contracts for construction were signed in June 2014.
Kribi – port (0 km)
(junction) (cross border extension to other mines)
Mbalam – mine (510 km)

Kribi
130 km link for alumina traffic.
Edéa – junction to Kribi.

(junction) (0 km)
(border)
, Congo – mine (70 km)
Avima, Congo

Proposed or upgrade[]

In 2002, there were plans to extend a railway line from Kribi via Mbalmayo to Bangui in the .^[6]
In September 2009, a Korean proposal surfaced to upgrade and duplicate the national railway system.^[7]
In November 2013, Cameroon and China signed an agreement to build a high-speed standard gauge railway from Douala (port) to Yaoundé^[8]

(eastwards)
Mbalam
Yokadouma for timber traffic^[9]

(northwards)
Ngaoundéré
Maroua for timber traffic^[9]

Ngaoundéré, Cameroon – northern railhead^[10]
N'Djamena – capital of Chad

These rail routes are
- Edéa
- Kribi – deep water port
- Douala
- Limbe
- Douala
- Ngaoundere^[11]

Timeline[]

2020[]

Alumina mine at Minim, Martap and to Kribi port.^[12]

2015[]

Cameroon-Chad railway^[3]

2018[]

Cameroon started clearing the ground for a 130-km road and rail link from Edéa to the new port at Kribi.^[13]

2014[]

leases adjacent to Minim, Martap leases.^[14]

Maps[]

Bessengue railway station

Buildings at Bessengue Railway Station

Clock at Bessengue Railway Station

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

References[]

^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "CAMEROON RLY LOSES PASSENGERS". Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Bolloré Railways concessions". 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
^ "Map c2007". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
^ http://www.sundanceresources.com.au/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/2799-69696071/PresentationInvestorBriefings
^ Janes World Railways, 2002-2003, p76
^ "Cameroon Enlists Korean Consortium to Develop National Rail Plan".
^ http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11335342-0-asc-s25.htm
^ ^a ^b http://allafrica.com/stories/201009240333.html^{[bare URL]}
^ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2014/06/10/rail-plan-link-chad-cameroon/
^ "Tender launched for Cameroon railway lines".
^ Alumina traffic
^ 130km link
^ Birsok

[1] [1]^{[dead link]}

[2] "CAMEROON RLY LOSES PASSENGERS". Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 8, 2009.

[bollore-africa-logistics.com-3] "Bolloré Railways concessions". 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

[4] "Map c2007". Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2011-01-10.

[5] ttp://www.sundanceresources.com.au/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/2799-69696071/PresentationInvestorBriefings

[6] Janes World Railways, 2002-2003, p76

[7] "Cameroon Enlists Korean Consortium to Develop National Rail Plan".

[8] ttp://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11335342-0-asc-s25.htm

[allafrica.com-9] ttp://allafrica.com/stories/201009240333.html^{[bare URL]}

[10] ttp://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2014/06/10/rail-plan-link-chad-cameroon/

[11] "Tender launched for Cameroon railway lines".

[12] Alumina traffic

[13] 130km link

[14] Birsok

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