TRANSPORT

PSGE Priority Projects: Rail Infrastructure

Rehabilitation of the railroads of the Transgabonais

Ministry of the Promotion of investments, Public works, Transport, Housing and Tourism, Responsible for Land planning Phase 1: 5.000.000.000 FCFA (10,239,912 USD) Phase 2: 91.000.000.000 CFA (186,368,935 USD) State Budget Phase 1: 43 months including 24 months of construction Phase 2: 55 months including 36 months of construction

Department

Project cost Financing Planning

Context and objectives

Rail transport in Gabon consists only of the Transgabonais, which covers 640 km, crosses the country from East to West and connects Libreville/Owendo to Franceville. It has 22 stations including Ndjol, Boou, Lastourville and Moanda. Its main commercial purpose as a railway is ensuring transportation for goods, for logs and manganese ore. The railway is operated by Setrag company under an agreement with the government. The rehabilitation of the railroad of the Transgabonais will allow the modernization of this vital channel of communication. It will facilitate the export of manganese products from the new factories of Franceville and Ndjol. Duplication of the Libreville-Franceville routes meet the significant growth of the transport of manganese. In the short-term, it will allow Belinga deposit iron ore export associated with the line Boou-Belinga and the port construction in deep water. Description Phase 1: The project includes securing of the track, the construction of multi-modal stations and infrastructure engineering and various networks. Phase 2: The project involves the road duplication of the Transgabonais including the rehabilitation and the reorganization of Setrag.