Takoradi -Tarkwa railway ready for free passenger service

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Takoradi, Jan. 27, GNA – The Ghana Railway Company
limited (GRCL) has successfully completed its reformation exercise on the
Tarkoradi-Tarkwa Railway line and urged the public to patronize its services
for free on the stretch beginning Tuesday January 28.

The GRCL said it was fully prepared to begin
passenger services after concurrent test run on the railway lines with the
Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) where the outcome proved viability
of the lines.

Dr. Micheal Adjei Anyetei, the Deputy Director
of GRCL, who said this in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency on
Monday, also indicated that there would be further construction and regular
maintenance on the lines.

“The Western line is being developed and
occasionally there will be the need for GRCL to stop operations to enable the
contractor do some civil works on the line,” he said.

“The GRCL will therefore offer the general
public free transportation from Takoradi to Tarkwa on Tuesday January 28,
Thursday 30 and Friday 31.”

The train will depart from Takoradi station to
Tarkwa at 6:15 am and return to Takoradi at 1500 hours on the said dates.

The Company said the move was to encourage
people to patronize rail transport.

Dr Anyetei said commercial services would,
however, commence on February 5, 2020.

GNA