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upgraded the terminal building at Kumasi. In early 1991, the government announced further plans to improve Accra's international airport. The main runway was upgraded, improvements were made in freight landing and infrastructure, and the terminal building and the airport's navigational aids were upgraded.
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at Accra and airports at Sekondi-Takoradi, Kumasi, and Tamale that serve domestic air traffic. In 1990, the government spent US$ 12 million to improve Accra's facilities. Workmen resurfaced the runway, upgraded the lighting system and built a new freight terminal. Construction crews also extended and
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is the most dominant choice of transportation in Ghana. Road transport infrastructure in Ghana can be used throughout to facilitate the exchange of commodities and enable regular school attendance and fast access to health facilities in Ghana. There has been an increased investment and expansion in
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harbour. It has a water-enclosed area of 1.7 square kilometres (0.66 sq mi) and a total land area of 3.9 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi). Apart from handling goods for Ghana, it is also a traffic junction, where goods are transhipped, and transit cargo destined for the landlocked
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Road transport is by far the dominant carrier of freight and passengers in Ghana's land transport system. It carries over 95% of all passenger and freight traffic and reaches most communities, and is classified under three categories of trunk roads, urban roads, and feeder roads. The Ghana Highway
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berth, a dockyard, warehouses, and transit sheds. The port has open and covered areas for the storage of cargo, including a 77,200-m² (7.72-hectare) paved area for the storage of containers, steel products and other conventional cargo. The port's container yard is capable of holding over 8,000
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connecting Ghana with other countries. By the mid-1990s, Ghana Airways operated international scheduled passenger and cargo service to numerous European, Middle Eastern, and African destinations, including London, Düsseldorf, Rome, Abidjan, Dakar, Lagos, Lomé, and Johannesburg. As a result of
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With respect to this mode of transport, many people prefer to use the public means. Many of the town and cities in the country can be reached by the use of urban buses known as "trotro" or taxis. For inter-regional transport bigger buses are normally used.
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In 2005, the Minister of Ports, Harbours and Railways announced plans to extend the railway system to facilitate economic development. To begin, $ 5 million was invested for feasibility studies. Possible projects at the time included extending a line from
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in Ghana, around the world and to main flight points of the Africa continent. There are also some commercial airlines running domestic flights between the major cities in Ghana. In 2010, Ghana planned for the revival of
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in Ghana: Kotoka International Airport in Greater Accra, Kumasi Airport in Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi Airport in Western Ghana, Sunyani Airport in Sunyani, and Tamale Airport in Tamale. In addition, Ghana has a total of 8
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The port of Tema handles the majority of the nation's import and export cargo and most of the country's chief exports is shipped from Sekondi-Takoradi and Tema. The port of Tema has 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of
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at any given time. The closed storage area, which is about 25,049 m² (2.51 hectares) in area, consists of six sheds with a total storage capacity of 50,000 tonnes of cargo. The port also includes a 100,000
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Authority, established in 1974 is tasked with developing and maintaining the country's trunk road network totaling 13,367 km, which makes up 33% of Ghana's total road network of 40,186 km.
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which commenced operations in 1958; then ceased operations in 2005 and was succeeded by the Ghana International Airlines in 2005. Ghana has a vibrant airline industry and there are five main
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to the SSNIT flats near Tema. Diesel multiple-unit trainsets will be imported for use on the line. Construction of sleeper plant for the far north line was also initiated in 2008.
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Increased transport investment helped to increase the number of new vehicle registrations and transportation alternatives include rail, road, ferry, marine and air.
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rivers provide 168 km of perennial navigation for launches and lighters; Lake Volta provides 1,125 kilometres of arterial and feeder waterway.
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reported that the Ministry of Harbours and Railways and the Ghana Railway Corporation (GRC) expected to complete a new commuter line linking
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The railway system in Ghana has historically been confined to the plains south of the barrier range on mountains north of the city of
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GHSR or HSR) and to upgrade all of Ghana's railway line network has been planned and to be completed at the end of 2014 with
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persistent management and financial problems, Ghana Airways ceased all operations and entered into liquidation in 2004.
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Trunk roads in Ghana are classified as National roads, Regional roads, and Inter-regional roads, all of which form the
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in South Ghana, officially opened in 1962, is the bigger of the two seaports in Ghana, and is Africa's largest
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that connects Kumasi to Sekondi-Takoradi, Sunyani and Cape Coast. In 2010, Ghana Railway Corporation began a
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In March 2007, a Private Public Partnership was proposed to rehabilitate the Eastern Railway from Accra to
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agreements have been signed by the Ghana Railway Corporation for the development and extension of the
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National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers (RMT): UAE group signs Ghana rail deal
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Korean engineers studying the building of new lines in February 2007 were also to consider
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6 billion) rail project at the construction of the Ghana rail infrastructure to Ghana
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Between 2009 and 2013, the number of air passengers in Ghana more than quadrupled.
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Ghana has twelve airports, six with hard surfaced runways. The most important are
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There was another proposal in September 2007 to extend the Western Railway from
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The Statesman : Special Reports : The transformation of Ghana's rail
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Over the next two years, there were various studies and in 2007, work began.
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in the Greater Accra Region to Kulungugu in the Upper East Region; the
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system connecting the Ghanaian big cities among themselves, and a
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on rivers, lakes and other water bodies in Ghana and Ghana has a
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in the Central Region to Paga in the Upper East Region; and the
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is the largest artificial lake in the world by surface area.
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length of 947 km and 1300 km, comprising national
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There are plans underway that revamp the operations of the
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in the Upper West Region; all connect Ghana to landlocked
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Clark, Nancy L. "Transportation and Telecommunications".
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and four refrigerated cargo vessels (1999 estimates).
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On July 4, 1958, the Ghanaian government established
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and the Volta Lake Transport Company Limited (VLTC).
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A railway map of Ghana showing dates of construction.
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collectively have oversight responsibility over the
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Ghana Railways Engine No. 1670 in Kumasi, June 2005
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public transport
Airbus A320
Regional Airline
Taxicab
Bus Rapid Transit
Metro mass Transit L.T.D
Railway Station
Kumasi
Railway Station
Ferryboat
Ghana

Ghana Railway Corporation
Rail transport in Ghana
Kumasi
1,067 mm
narrow gauge railway

Ejisu
Nkoranza
Techiman
Tamale
Bolgatanga
Paga
Burkina Faso
Wenchi
Bole
Wa
Hamile

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