Railway stations in Cameroon
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Stations served by passenger trains

Station name Route(s)
Belabo Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
Douala Douala – Kumba
Douala – Yaoundé
Edeá Douala – Yaoundé
Ediki Kumba – Mbanga
Eséka Douala – Yaoundé
Kumba Douala – Kumba
Kumba – Mbanga
Makak Douala – Yaoundé
Mbandjock Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
Mbanga Douala – Kumba
Kumba – Mbanga
Nanga Eboko Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
Ngaoundal Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
Ngaoundéré Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
Obala Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé
Yaoundé Douala – Yaoundé
Ngaoundéré – Yaoundé

Existing

( gauge plantation railway)
  • Limbe - port, terminal, cement works


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  • Nkongsamba
    Nkongsamba
    Nkongsamba is a city in western Cameroon. It is located in the Moungo department, which is in the Littoral region. The city had a population of 104,050 inhabitants at the 2005 Census. The city is a centre of farming of oil palms, bananas and coffee, and is situated between two mountains, the...

     (W) - railhead
    Railhead
    The word railhead is a railway term with two distinct meanings, depending upon its context.Sometimes, particularly in the context of modern freight terminals, the word is used to denote a terminus of a railway line, especially if the line is not yet finished, or if the terminus interfaces with...

     in northwest - rehabilitate
  • Mbanga
    Mbanga, Cameroon
    - Farming :Mbanga is a small town in the Littoral province of Cameroon. There are around 60,000 inhabitants in Mbanga.Most of them are coffee and cocoa farmers.- External links :*...

     (W) - junction in west
    • Kumba
      Kumba
      Kumba is a city in Southwest Province, western Cameroon also known around Cameroon as K town. It had a population of 144,268 . The N8 and N16 highways meet at Kumba.- History :...

       (W) - branch terminus in west
  • Bonabéri
    Bonabéri
    Bonabéri is a port in the Littoral Province of Cameroon. It is located on the western side of the harbour across the Wouri River from the larger port of Douala.- External links :* *...

     (W) - port in west

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  • Douala
    Douala
    Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country...

     - port - cement works
    Portland cement
    Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout...

  • Edéa
    Edéa
    Edéa is a city located in the Littoral Province, Cameroon by the Sanaga River and near the railroad line Douala-Yaoundé. It has a population of 122,300 . There are bauxite facilities, aluminium processing facility, steel processing facility, timber facilities, paper facilities and some water...

     - river crossing Sanaga River
    Sanaga River
    The Sanaga River is a river of South Province, Cameroon, Centre Province, Cameroon, and West Province, Cameroon. Its length is 890 kilometers.The Sanaga River forms a boundary between two tropical moist forest ecoregions...

  • Mésondo
  • Eséka
    Eséka
    - Transport :It lies on the main Camrail railway, where the line enters more rugged terrain from the coastal plains.- External links :...

  • Makak located in Center Province
  • Otélé
    Otélé
    - Transport :It is served by the main line of Cameroon Railways. It is the junction for a short branch line to the river port of Mbalmayo....

     junction for Mbalmayo
    Mbalmayo
    Mbalmayo, chef-lieu du département du Nyong –et – So’o est une ville d’environ 120 000 habitants sur les bords du Fleuve Nyong, située à 38km de Yaoundé....

  • Yaoundé
    Yaoundé
    -Transportation:Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport is a major civilian hub, while nearby Yaoundé Airport is used by the military. Railway lines run west to the port city of Douala and north to N'Gaoundéré. Many bus companies operate from the city; particularly in the Nsam and Mvan neighborhoods...

     national capital - cement works
    Portland cement
    Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout...



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  • Nanga Eboko
    Nanga Eboko
    Nanga Eboko is a small town and capital of the Haute-Sanaga department in the Centre Province of Cameroon. It lies on the Sanaga River.- References :...

  • Belabo
    Bélabo
    Bélabo is a town and commune in Cameroon, lying on the Yaoundé – N'Gaoundéré railway line. Near the town lies the Sanaga-Yong chimpanzee rescue centre.- References :...

  • Ngaoundal
    Ngaoundal
    Ngaoundal is a town in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon. It is located at 6° 30" North, 13° 16" East. The town is home to a regional airport. Bauxite is mined nearby.- Transport :...

  • Ngaoundéré
    Ngaoundéré
    Ngaoundéré or N'Gaoundéré is the capital of the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It had a population of 152,698 . It lies at the northern end of the railway to Yaoundé and is also home to an airport. The current city was founded in approximately 1835 by the Fulani leader Ardo Njobdi, although the...

      - bauxite
    Aluminium in Africa
    Aluminium in Africa originates primarily in Guinea, Mozambique and Ghana. Guinea is by far the biggest producer in Africa, and is a world leader in aluminium and bauxite production; see "World bauxite mine production, reserves, and reserve base" at the bauxite article.There are many companies...

     - railhead
    Railhead
    The word railhead is a railway term with two distinct meanings, depending upon its context.Sometimes, particularly in the context of modern freight terminals, the word is used to denote a terminus of a railway line, especially if the line is not yet finished, or if the terminus interfaces with...


  • Ngoumen

  • Otélé
    Otélé
    - Transport :It is served by the main line of Cameroon Railways. It is the junction for a short branch line to the river port of Mbalmayo....

     - junction for Mbalmayo
    Mbalmayo
    Mbalmayo, chef-lieu du département du Nyong –et – So’o est une ville d’environ 120 000 habitants sur les bords du Fleuve Nyong, située à 38km de Yaoundé....

    • Mbalmayo
      Mbalmayo
      Mbalmayo, chef-lieu du département du Nyong –et – So’o est une ville d’environ 120 000 habitants sur les bords du Fleuve Nyong, située à 38km de Yaoundé....

       - river port branch railhead
      Railhead
      The word railhead is a railway term with two distinct meanings, depending upon its context.Sometimes, particularly in the context of modern freight terminals, the word is used to denote a terminus of a railway line, especially if the line is not yet finished, or if the terminus interfaces with...

       in east

Proposed

  • There are plans for an iron ore railway belonging to Sundance Resources, isolated from existing railways, going from mine(s) around Mbalam
    Mbalam
    Mbalam is a place in Cameroon near the southern border with Gabon border where there are significant deposits of iron ore. The mining company is Sundance Resources Limited.- Railway :...

     to a port at Lolabé
    Lolabé
    Lolabé is a small coastal town in Cameroon. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean, about halfway between Kribi and the border with Equatorial Guinea.- Port :...

    . This line would be gauge. This line would also extend a short distance into DRCongo
    Railway stations in Congo
    Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo include:- Maps :right|Map of the Republic of the Congo* * * * ** misses line to Franceville- Stations served by passenger trains :- Existing :* Pointe-Noire - port - 0 km* Tié-Tié...

    . In September, 2011 a deal was struck with Legend Resources, also of Australia, to share railway and port infrastructure for another iron ore mine. This line would also most likely be gauge, but it might link with the Camrail
    Camrail
    Camrail is a company that has been granted a 20 year concession to operate the Cameroon National Railway. This Cameroonian company is a subsidiary of French investment group Bolloré. The railway has been operated by Comazar, a subsidiary of Bolloré, since 1999...

     system.


  • There were plans in 2002 to extend from Kribi
    Kribi
    -Location:The coastal town of Kribi lies on the Gulf of Guinea, in Océan Department, South Province, at the mouth of the Kienké River. This location, lies approximately , by road, south of Douala, the loargest city in Cameroon and the busiest seaport in the country...

     via Mbalmayo
    Mbalmayo
    Mbalmayo, chef-lieu du département du Nyong –et – So’o est une ville d’environ 120 000 habitants sur les bords du Fleuve Nyong, située à 38km de Yaoundé....

     to Bangui
    Bangui
    -Law and government:Bangui is an autonomous commune of the Central African Republic. With an area of 67 km², it is by far the smallest high-level administrative division of the CAR in area but the highest in population...

     in the Central African Republic.

  • In September 2009, a Korean proposal surfaced to upgrade and duplicate the national railway system.

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  • (eastwards)
  • Mbalam
    Mbalam
    Mbalam is a place in Cameroon near the southern border with Gabon border where there are significant deposits of iron ore. The mining company is Sundance Resources Limited.- Railway :...

  • Yokadouma
    Yokadouma
    Yokadouma is a town in south eastern Cameroon, lying near the border with the Central African Republic. It is popular as a base for visiting the local rainforest....

     for timber traffic


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  • (northwards)
  • Ngaoundéré
    Ngaoundéré
    Ngaoundéré or N'Gaoundéré is the capital of the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. It had a population of 152,698 . It lies at the northern end of the railway to Yaoundé and is also home to an airport. The current city was founded in approximately 1835 by the Fulani leader Ardo Njobdi, although the...

  • Maroua
    Maroua
    Maroua is the capital of the Far North Region of Cameroon, on the Ferngo and Kaliao Rivers. The city had 201,371 inhabitants at the 2005 Census,and is a centre of cotton industry. The city also has an airport located near the town of Salak, an agricultural school and ethnographic museum. To the...

    for timber traffic
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