The Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) has provided an update on the newly procured train that was involved in an accident on the Tema-Mpakadan rail line a few months ago.
Speaking in an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday, the Assistant Manager of Corporate Affairs at GRDA, Nana Ama Opoku said the train is currently undergoing repairs at the Tema maintenance yard.
She mentioned that engineers from the GRDA and the manufacturers in Poland have been working together on the issue.
“The Polish engineers who assembled the train came to Ghana to assess the damage and perform some preliminary repairs. They have returned to Poland to procure the necessary parts, and they are expected to return by the end of the month to complete the repairs,” she said.
Nana Ama also disclosed that the second batch of 12 state-of-the-art trains from Poland is expected to arrive in Ghana by the end of October.
“We are anticipating the arrival of the second train by the end of October, and President Nana Addo will commission the Tema-Mpakadan railway line in November. Once the commissioning is done, the new trains will be put into service” she disclosed.
The accident occurred on April 18, 2024, during a test run on the Tema-Mpakadan railway line in the Asuogyaman district of the Eastern region.
The 97 km standard-gauge railroad, constructed from Tema to Mpakadan, is part of a multi-transport system designed to facilitate the movement of goods and people along the Eastern corridor of Ghana.
It connects the Tema port to the southern part of Ghana and extends to the inland port in the northern part of the country.
Regarding any legal proceedings related to the accident, Nana Ama Opoku stated, “The matter is with the government, and I cannot provide an update on the prosecution at this time.”
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