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The status recorded for “Trans-Guinean Railway Project” is Awarded.

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Trans-Guinean Railway Project” to USD 248000000.

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Trans-Guinean Railway Project

Sector: Rail • Location: Guinea

Source: Businessamlive

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The Trans-Guinean Railway project aims to transport minerals from Guinea’s Simandou Iron Ore Project, which is the world’s second-largest untapped iron ore deposit. A $248 million contract has been awarded to U.S. engineering firm Wabtec for locomotives to support this project, which is expected to facilitate the extraction of 1.8 billion tons of iron ore, significantly boosting Guinea’s export re

Status: Closed
Sector: Rail, Metal, Mass Transit, Steel, Warehouse
Location: Guinea
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Businessamlive

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The project “Trans-Guinean Railway Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Rail sector, located in Guinea. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Businessamlive.

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Original status	Awarded
Taiyo status	Closed
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Trans-Guinean Railway project aims to transport minerals from Guinea’s Simandou Iron Ore Project, which is the world’s second-largest untapped iron ore deposit. A $248 million contract has been awarded to U.S. engineering firm Wabtec for locomotives to support this project, which is expected to facilitate the extraction of 1.8 billion tons of iron ore, significantly boosting Guinea’s export revenue.
Original sector	Mining
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Sector	Rail, Metal, Mass Transit, Steel, Warehouse
Article published date	2025-04-24

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