About three kilometres of the 60-kilometre active rail line stretching from Takoradi through Akyem to Nsuta in the Western Region has been destroyed by illegal mining activities, commonly known as galamsey, halting the Ghana Railway Company’s manganese haulage and other operations.
The damage, which was discovered last Wednesday [Oct 1, 2025], has affected rail tracks, slippers and works at Akyem, a community near Nsuta in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality.
Large portions of the land on which the rail line lies are degraded.
The destroyed stretch no longer sits on solid ground, but hangs over pits dug by the illegal miners, while other sections are covered with sand.
The damage came to the attention of the company only last week when someone passing through the area informed the District Manager about what he had noticed on the ground.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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