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Railways
total: 795 km (includes 285 km private track) - Congo-Ocean Railway connects Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire.
narrow gauge: 795 km 1.067-m gauge (1995 est.)
Railway links to adjacent countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Cabinda) - no - same gauge 1067mm
Gabon - no - break of gauge 1067mm/1435mm
Cameroon - no - break of gauge 1067mm/1000mm
Central African Republic - no - no railways
Maps
Cities served by rail
(main stations only)
- Pointe-Noire - port
- Monto Bello - junction for Mbinda
- Brazzaville - capital
- Monto Bello - junction for Mbinda
- Mbinda - railhead for Franceville, Gabon and former COMILOG Cableway
Timeline
2007
- 12 April 2007 According to Engineering News, a South Korean consortium has agreed to build a new 800km railway in the Congo-Brazzaville Republic in return for timber concessions. They would build a railway from Brazzaville to Ouesso in the Sangha region in the north-west of our country. A two-year feasibility study would take place before signing a final agreement with the government and starting construction work on the railway. See CMKC Group.
2006
2003
Highways
total: 12,800 km
paved: 1,242 km
unpaved: 11,558 km (1996 est.)
Waterways
the Congo and Ubangi (Oubangui) rivers provide 1,120 km of commercially navigable water transport; other rivers are used for local traffic only
Pipelines
crude oil 25 km
Ports and harbors
Atlantic Ocean
Congo River
Other Rivers
Sangha River
Airports
36 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total: 32
1,524 to 2,437 m: 8
914 to 1,523 m: 14
under 914 m: 10 (1999 est.)
See also
This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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