The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority, Yaw Owusu, has debunked widespread claims that the Authority has procured 12 state-of-the-art trains from Poland. In an exclusive interview with Adom News, he clarified that, while the Authority acknowledges the need for an expanded fleet, they have, in fact, acquired two modern trains, dispelling the rumours circulating in the …
The government of Ghana, through the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), is embarking on a massive railway construction project from Takoradi Port to Nsuta mines through to Huni Valley. The 80km project, which is being undertaken by Amandi Investment Holdings, is costing the nation €500 million. This project is part of Ghana’s Railway Masterplan and is expected to connect the …
As part of efforts to enhance the capacity of Board Members and Staff, the Management of the Ghana Railway Development Authority organized training programs for Board members and Staff of the Organization on 7th and 8th September, 2023. The training took place in two separate venues where staff were divided according to their training needs. Those who were selected for …
His Royal Majesty, Paramount Chief of the Akwamu Traditional Area, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, Her Royal Majesty, Akwamumanhemaa Nana Afrakoma II, Nananom and Elders of the Akwamu State, Eastern Regional Minister, Hon. Seth Kwame Acheampong, Member of Parliament for Asougyaman, Hon. Thomas Ampem Darko, Ministers of State present, Honourable Members of Parliament Present, Colleague CEO Present, District Chief Executive of …
Akwamu Chief Commends Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) for the good work on Tema-Mpakadan Railway Project. The Omanhene of Akwamu Traditional Area, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III, has commended management and staff of Ghana Railway Development Authority for excellent work at the Tema-Mpakadan Railway Project which is about 98% complete. According to the Chief who has always shown interest in the …
STATEMENT BY HON. JOHN-PETER AMEWU, MINISTER FOR RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT, READ ON HIS BEHALF BY THE CHIEF DIRECTOR, AT THE STAKEHOLDERS’ SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON THE RAILWAY MASTER PLAN HELD AT THE LANCASTER HOTEL, KUMASI ON THURSDAY, 20TH JULY, 2023. PICTURES FROM THE EVENT
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The government is set to construct 4,000 kilometers of standard gauge railway lines across the country in the foreseeable future per the 2020 Railway Master Plan. Currently, railway accounts for less than one per cent of the transport sector and the government is poised to make railway a strategic parity and not an auxiliary system to boost inter-modal transport system …
The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), held a Stakeholders Workshop on 15th March 2023.The purpose of the workshop was to engage various stakeholders of the railway sector on the outcome of the 2020 Railway Master Plan. The railway master plan is a layout for the development of the railway sector in the country. The first version was delivered in 2013 …
On Tuesday 6th December 2022, His Excellency the President, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo Addo commissioned the 900m Afienya road over bridge and inspected the Afienya railway station and the 300m Volta Rail Bridge at Senchi all along the Tema-Mpakadan railway project. The President in his speech described the project as “a brainchild of the first NPP government” from 2001-2009 with …
