Classic route
Accra–Tema Shuttle
Accra → Tema · Ghana
Accra–Tema Shuttle in pictures
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- Distance
- 32 km
- Fastest time
- 1 h
- Average speed
- 32 km/h
- Top speed
- 80 km/h
- Operator
- Ghana Railway Company
- Train
- Diesel railcar / coaches
- Countries
- Ghana
- In service since
- 2022
Figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
Revived in July 2022, the shuttle turns a peak-hour road crawl of up to two hours into a roughly one-hour rail run between Ghana’s capital and its main port at Tema.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 32 m from it
How long is the Accra–Tema Shuttle?
The Accra–Tema Shuttle runs 32 km from Accra to Tema.
How long does the Accra–Tema Shuttle take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h for the 32 km. That is an average of 32 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 80 km/h.
Who runs the Accra–Tema Shuttle?
Ghana Railway Company, with diesel railcar / coaches.
How old is the Accra–Tema Shuttle?
The line has been in service since 2022. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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