ABOUT US
ABOUT US
CAMRAIL, within the framework of a Public Private Partnership, has been the operator of the national railway network of Cameroon since January 19, 1999. The subsidiary of Africa Global Logistics which started its activities on April 1, 1999, was selected following a 3-year auction process.
Under the State-CAMRAIL concession agreement, the rail operator is responsible for:
- Technical and commercial management of rail transport services
- Maintenance, development and operation of rail infrastructure,
- The day-to-day management of the nearly 1,000 km-long rail network, in addition to the transport of people and goods
- CAMRAIL is the delegated contracting authority and prime contractor for the State's investments in the railway sector.
Successful public-private partnership
The partnership between the State of Cameroon and CAMRAIL is one of the most successful public-private railway partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa. Three dialogue frameworks ensure the coherence of railroad policy in Cameroon: the COMIFER (Interministerial Committee for Railway Infrastructures), the CTV (Passenger Transport Committee) and the Concession Monitoring Committee
This ongoing dialogue has enabled us to adapt the contractual framework of the concession to the contingencies of the rail business. Two amendments to the concession agreement were signed. The 1st in 2005 and the 2nd in 2008. The 2nd amendment sets out five-year investment plans. A Passenger Transport agreement was also signed on February 04, 2011.
These developments have resulted in the ongoing modernization of Cameroon's railway infrastructure.
OUR VALUES
OUR STORY
The railroad is an essential lever for Cameroon's national unity. It improves access to the country and strengthens national integration
Laying the first rails
From Douala, the economic capital, the network expanded into the interior of the country, despite the First World War and, later, the War of Independence.
1906 - 1969
Construction of the Douala – Eseka section
- Construction du tronçon Douala – Eseka Construction of the Eseka - Yaoundé section and completion of the section linking Douala and Yaoundé (265 km)
1905 - 1918
Creation of REGIFERCAM
Creation of REGIFERCAM
1960
Opening of the Yaoundé
Opening of the Yaoundé - Bélabo section (293 km)
1964 – 1969
Rail network development
Nkongsamba, Eseka, Yaoundé, Mbanga and Kumba are connected to the network. In 1964, the Transcamerounais project, aiming at linking Douala to N'Djamena was launched. By the end of 1974, almost 2/3 of Cameroon's rail network had been built. Today, it covers some 1,000 km.
1964 - 1984
Construction of the Bélabo section
Construction of the Bélabo - Ngaoundéré section (329 km)
1969 – 1974
Realigning the layout
Yaoundé – Maloumé (1975 – 1978)
Dibamba – Edéa (1978 – 1981)
Edéa – Eséka (1981 – 1983)
Eséka – Maloumé (1983 – 1984)
1960
The creation of CAMRAIL
On January 19, 1999, the concession agreement for Cameroon's railroads was signed, and on April 1 of the same year, CAMRAIL began operations, replacing the National Railway Company (REGIFERCAM).
1999
A major player in development
the concessioning of Cameroon's railroads, and after a f20 years after ew conventional adjustments due to economic, operational and financial contingencies, CAMRAIL, of which Africa Global Logistics is the reference shareholder, is a major player in Cameroon's socio-economic development.
