Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo explained

Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo (Congo) include:

Maps

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• UN Map
• UNHCR Atlas Map
• ReliefWeb
• UNJLC Rail map of Southern Africa
  • misses line to Franceville

Stations served by passenger trains

Station name	Route(s)
Bilinga	Brazzaville – Pointe-Noire railway station Loutété – Pointe Noire
Bodissa	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Bouanza	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Brazzaville	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Byiamba	M'binda – Mont Belo
Dolisie (Loubomo)	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Hinda	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Kibossi	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Kibouende	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Kikembo	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Kimbaouka	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Kimbedi	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Kingoyi	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Kipambou-Kayes	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Les Saras	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Loualou	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Loudima	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Loulombo	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Loutété	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Madingou	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Madzia	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Maïsa	M'binda – Mont Belo
Makabama	M'binda – Mont Belo
Makassou Makola	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Makoko	M'binda – Mont Belo
Malemba	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Massembo-Loubaki	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Matoumbou	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Mayogongo	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
M'binda	M'binda – Mont Belo
Mboukou	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Mfilou	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Mfoubou	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Mindouli	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Missafou	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Mont Belo	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire M'binda – Mont Belo
Mossendjo	M'binda – Mont Belo
Moubotsi	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Moukondo	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Moukoungoulou	M'binda – Mont Belo
Moutela	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Mpounga	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Mvoungouti	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Mvouti	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Nemba	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Ngabouloumou	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Ngoma-Tse-Tse	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire
Ngondji	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Nkayi	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Nkougni	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Ntombo	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Nzombo	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Pointe Noire	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Tao-Tao	Brazzaville – Pointe Noire Loutété – Pointe Noire
Tchitondi	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Tié-Tié	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Tsessi	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Tsoumbou	Loutété – Pointe Noire
Yanga	Loutété – Pointe Noire

Cities served by rail

Existing

• Pointe-Noire - port - 0 km
• Tié-Tié
  • Loandjili Hinda, Congo^[1]
  • Mvouti Sisansinga
• Dolisie (was Loubomo) - capital of the Niari Department - near junction to Mbinda
• Monto Bélo - junction for Mbinda
• Loudima
• Nkayi (near Kayes)
• Madingou
• Mindouli
• Kibouende
• Brazzaville - capital - 512 km

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• Loutété - cement works

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• Monto Bello - junction for Mbinda
• Makabana
  • Titi
  • Moutamba Mossendjo
• Mayoko - proposed iron ore mine^{[2] [3]}
• Mbinda - railhead for Franceville, Gabon and former COMILOG Cableway

Timeline

2014

• (Sundance Iron ore railway^[4])
• Avima, Congo - iron ore mine
• Lolabe, Cameroon - port
• (This railway is isolated from the rest of the Congo railway system)

2021

• proposed Mayoko & Niari - Pointe-Noire railway for iron ore traffic.^[5]

Proposed

• Brazzaville - Ouesso - Constructing 1,000 km new line - 2008^{[6] [7] [8]}
• Pointe Noire - Djambala - Constructing 500 km new line - 2008^[9]
• Pointe Noire - Zanaga - New line for iron ore.^[10]
• Brazzaville-Kinshasa Bridge^[11]
• Pointe Noire - Indienne new deep-water port for iron ore export^[12]
• 2021 Pointe Noire - Mayoko & Niari - iron ore railway

Closed

(610mm gauge, isolated)

• Boma - port
  • Lukula Tshela - terminus

See also

• Transport in the Republic of the Congo
• Railway stations in DRCongo

Notes and References

1. The Times Atlas of the World, 2007, p88
2. Web site: Spin The Lucky Wheel!. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080802143152/http://dmcmining.com.au//download.php?fname=.%2Fuploaddir%2Fannouncement%2FPdf_111.pdf. 2008-08-02.
3. Web site: Equatorial Resources Report. 3 January 2018.
4. http://www.sundanceresources.com.au/irm/Company/ShowPage.aspx/PDFs/2796-93770933/MotaEngilAfricaAppointedtoBuildPortandRail Sundance
5. Web site: 2021-07-16. New US$ 1bn Mayoko to Pointe-Noire port railway project in Congo underway. 2022-02-16. Sub-Sahara Mining & Industrial Journal. en-US.
6. Web site: Ouesso railway .
7. Web site: Korea.net .
8. http://www.rmtbristol.org.uk/2007/04/us_firms_look_to_fix_key_congo.html RMT
9. Web site: Overseas Travel and Leisure - OTAL.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913213845/http://www.otal.com/congo/. 2008-09-13.
10. Web site: FACTBOX: African iron ore projects. 13 October 2008. Reuters.
11. Congo-Ocean Railway
12. Web site: Mining Weekly - Exxaro looks at port and rail expansion in Congo.