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deposits. In the initial stages 5Mt of ore would be carried per annum. A link to the new deepwater port at
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and several smaller cities. The company was formed in 1999 and granted a 20-year concession to operate the
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and Chad's capital city may start around 2026-2027.This will boost
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339:Stage 1 upgrade to 25T completed in 2019.
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679:Camrail information page at MBendi
358:for multiple unit passenger trains
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633:Kouam, Joel Honoré (1 May 2021).
378:Average spacing about 40 km.
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699:Transport companies of Cameroon
512:"AICD Cameroon Country Report"
121:1,000 kilometres (621 mi)
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709:Railway companies of Cameroon
182:According to a report by the
684:Map of railways in Cameroon
447:2016 Eséka train derailment
188:2016 Eséka train derailment
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16:Cameroonian railway company
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157:Cameroon National Railway
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491:Camrail locomotive fleet
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159:. The company is a
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398:Fibre optic cable
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64:1999–present
61:Dates of operation
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51:Headquarters
561:"Timetable"
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693:Categories
644:6 February
639:Africanews
611:13 Bridges
543:"Cameroon"
528:2014-05-01
497:References
316:Horizontal
261:Ngaoundéré
230:Ngaoundéré
184:World Bank
175:while the
161:subsidiary
31:System map
589:25 tonnes
441:Accidents
363:Gradients
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199:Passenger
77:Technical
69:Successor
485:See also
476:Camrail-
471:Timeline
344:Couplers
321:Sleepers
313:Vertical
297: in
194:Services
153:Cameroon
138:.camrail
106: in
46:Overview
567:. 2014.
565:Camrail
461:Yaoundé
383:Bridges
326:mainly
292:⁄
236:Freight
226:Yaoundé
221:Yaoundé
169:Comazar
165:Bolloré
149:Camrail
131:Website
101:⁄
20:Camrail
547:seat61
465:Douala
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208:Douala
118:Length
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622:Fibre
522:(PDF)
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457:Eséka
301:gauge
272:Gauge
246:Kribi
212:Kumba
173:track
126:Other
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