The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range of mountains north of the city of Kumasi. However, the narrow gauge railway, totalling 1,300 kilometres, is undergoing major rehabilitation and inroads to the interior are now being made. In Ghana, most of the lines are single tracked, and in 1997 it was estimated that 32 kilometres were double tracked. There are no rail links of the main system with adjoining countries. However, the Lomé—Aflao line of the Togo rail system is partly located in Ghana. There are also plans to extend the Kumasi-Takoradi railway to Paga, by the Burkina Faso border, plus a branch from Tamale to Yendi.

Railway network In Ghana

The Railway network in Ghana as historically constructed partly by British Colonial Rule comprised three lines which when combined formed an "A" shape. The three lines are as follows.

The Western Railway Line

The Western Railway Line was the first railway line constructed from Kumasi to Sekondi and then later extended to Takoradi.

The Eastern Railway Line

The Eastern Railway Line, also known as the Cocoa Line was the second railway line constructed from Kumasi to Accra.

The Central Railway Line

The Central Railway Line is a railway line that connects the Eastern Line at Adjen Kotoku to the Western Railway line at Huni Valley to make it possible to travel by train from Accra to Takoradi via rail without going through Kumasi.

The Tema Mpakadan Railway Line

The Tema-Mpakadan railway line is a 96.7km standard guage railway line constructed from the Harbour in Tema, to Mpakadan, a town in the Eastern region of Ghana. Construction of the line begun in July, 2018 and was officially inaugurated on 25th November, 2024. It forms the first part of the 1200km Ghana-Burkina Faso Interconnectivity Project.

Timeline

2020

Several SGR are under construction, including

2022

2024