The Winning Consortium Railway Guinea SAU, the builder, manager, and operator of the dedicated railroad for exclusive use between the Port of Dapilon and the Santou mining zone (Dapilon-Santou Railway), has concluded the work relating to the assembly of the main structure of two large stacker-reclaimers.
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The assembly process was finalized 15 days before the contractual deadline for the work, which indicates a good start to the construction work of the Dapilon-Santou railway this year.
According to professionals, these two stacker-reclaimers were designed and manufactured by the Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry Group Co., LTD., a China-based company, principally engaged in the manufacture and distribution of professional equipment, for the railway project.
The Dapilon-Santou railway
Located within the Boké and Kindia regions in Guinea’s northwest region, the 135 km Dapilon-Santou railway is meant Santou mining zone and the port of Dapilon.
The entirety of the railway, designed by China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group Co. (FSDI) and built by China Railway 18th Bureau Group both of which are subsidiaries of the State-owned China Railway Construction Corp Ltd, will feature 23 bridges, 2 tunnels, and 6 depots.
During its early and near-future phases, the railway will be primarily tasked with the transport of mineral rocks (ore and bauxite) from the mining zone to Dapilon Harbor. While Guinea is one of the world’s largest exporter of bauxite, the railway project will further consolidate and strengthen the country’s position on the global bauxite market.
In the future, it is expected that the line will be opened to serve third-parties and to be integrated into the Guinean national railway network to better serve the country’s socio-economic development.
