Ghana Railway

President Nana Akufo-Addo will be commissioning the 97 kilometre railway line from Tema to Mpakadan by March 2024 when the newly acquired trains arrive in the country. According to the Ghana Railway Development Authority, the two new coaches will be used purposely as passenger trains to aid transportation from the port of Tema to the northern parts of the country and the Volta region. Speaking to Joy Business, Assistant Manager in charge of Corporate Affairs at the Ghana Railway Development Authority, Nana Ama Opoku said work on the line is completed and ready to use. “We are expecting the President to commission…

Ghana has built beautiful rail lines but there are no trains to commute on them, a transport expert Rev Dr Charles Adam has said. The same situation, he said, exists in Ethiopia where they have built rail lines but with no trains. For him, the rail system in Ghana is currently being managed with old technology that is not meeting modern reality. Speaking on the Ghana Tonight show on TV3 Tuesday, July 18, Rev Dr Adam indicated that what Ghana needs is a comprehensive workable transport master plan for the urban area of Accra in order to solve the transportation…