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The railway that changes everything

The Transguinean railway: 650 km of mining rail between Simandou and the coast, the Moribaya port (Forécariah), the players (CTG, WCS, Rio Tinto Simfer), the documented cost of the corridor and what the ramp-up changes for Guinea's exports and revenues.

● Official — MMG N°30Corridor — press 2025-2026Updated 31 Oct 2026
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Contents

Numbered sections — jump in or read in order

01Key figures02What we know — a 650 km corridor03The port of Moribaya04The players05What it changes06What we know / what we don't know07Related

01 Key figures

650 km
Mining rail Simandou → coast
100% completed in 2025 (CTG)
~USD 15bn
Corridor investment
horoya.net — 16/04/2026 (rail + port)
11/11/2025
First commercial shipment
Port of Moribaya — 30 years after first explorations
~20
CTG locomotives received
First 4 on 29/09/2025 (guineeactuelle)

02 What we know — a 650 km corridor

The Transguinean railway is the 650 km mining line linking the Simandou deposit (south-east) to the port of Moribaya on the Atlantic coast. It was 100% completed in 2025, with about twenty locomotives received by the Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG) (MMG N°30; this site's iron ore FAQ).

Key documented steps: reception of the first 4 locomotives and wagons at the port of Moribaya on 29 September 2025 (guineeactuelle.com), under the Simandou 2040 Programme (apanews); first commercial shipment on 11 November 2025; in 2025 Guinea produced 1.53 Mt of iron ore and exported 1.06 Mt (MMG N°30).

The corridor is co-developed by the deposit's two operators: WCS (north block) and Rio Tinto Simfer (south block) share the rail and the port — infrastructure is the heart of the project, not an accessory.

03 The port of Moribaya

Located in Forécariah prefecture, the port of Moribaya is where Simandou's iron ore is loaded. WCS and Rio Tinto Simfer both load their production there (this site's iron ore FAQ).

  • 29/09/2025: reception of the first trains and wagons at the port (guineeactuelle.com).
  • 11/11/2025: first commercial shipment (MMG N°30 / this site's FAQ).
  • Early December 2025: a first vessel loaded with 200,000 tonnes leaves Moribaya (tabala.info, 05/12/2025).
  • Q1 2026: nearly 1.6 Mt cumulative shipped from Moribaya since the first shipment (SMM, specialist press — to corroborate).
Spelling: the press writes 'Moribaya' or 'Morebaya'; this site uses 'Moribaya', consistent with the MMG Bulletin.

04 The players

  • CTG (Compagnie du TransGuinéen): the corridor's infrastructure company (locomotive reception, operations).
  • WCS (Winning Consortium Simandou): co-develops the north block and the infrastructure.
  • Rio Tinto Simfer: develops the south block.
  • Baowu (strategic investor) and Chinalco (reference shareholder) complete the ownership; the Guinean state holds 15% of the mining block (agreement).
  • The SMB precedent: the Dapilon-Santou railway (135 km), delivered turnkey in 2021, paved the way for the 'mine + rail' model (Simandou FAQ).
Documented cost: the Transguinean corridor represents about USD 15 billion (horoya.net, 16/04/2026); the complete mega-project (mine + rail + port) is estimated between USD 17 and 20bn depending on the source (French Wikipedia; AllAfrica).

05 What it changes

The railway unlocks Guinean iron ore — the first production year (1.06 Mt exported in 2025) is only the start of a ramp-up towards several tens of millions of tonnes per year (target capacity, MMG N°30).

  • Exports: iron ore becomes the country's third export flow, after bauxite and gold. See the exports page →
  • Revenues: the FARI model (EITI, June 2025) projects USD 850m/year for the state before 2035 — the basis of the sovereign fund →
  • Opening up: the corridor crosses Guinea (Forécariah → south-east) and can carry more than ore.
The exact full-scale annual export capacity (per block and in total) is not published consistently: an acknowledged missing link.

06 What we know / what we don't know

  • We know: 650 km of rail completed in 2025 · ~20 CTG locomotives · first shipment on 11/11/2025 · Moribaya port (Forécariah) · corridor ≈ USD 15bn (horoya.net) · 2025 volumes (1.53 Mt produced, 1.06 Mt exported — MMG N°30).
  • We don't know: the exact full-scale capacity per block · the complete ramp-up timeline · financial details of the infrastructure agreements (cost-sharing of rail/port between WCS and SimFer) · consolidated 2026 figures (SMM to corroborate).
Where to verify: ctg.gn (Compagnie du TransGuinéen) · MMG Bulletin · EITI reports · specialist press (SMM, agencies). This page will be updated with every verified source.

Iron ore

1.53 Mt produced in 2025: Simandou's first year in data.

SEE THE DATA →

Simandou

Reserves, players (WCS, SimFer, Baowu), the deposit behind the railway.

SEE THE DATA →

Exports

Iron ore joins bauxite and gold among the country's export flows.

SEE THE DATA →

The revenues ahead

The FARI model projects USD 850m/year for the state before 2035.

SEE THE DATA →