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Railways Liberia, in 36 editions.
The entry for Liberia published Railways in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 24 editions. Each is shown as published. Railways in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 24
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Railroads” (1990 to 1995) and “Railways” (1996 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Railroads”
- 480 km total;
- 328 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 152 km 1.067-meter narrow gauge;
- all lines single track;
- rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government
480 km total; 328 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 152 km 1.067-meter narrow gauge; all lines single track; rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Railroads”
- 480 km total;
- 328 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 152 km 1.067-meter narrow gauge;
- all lines single track;
- rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government
480 km total; 328 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 152 km 1.067-meter narrow
gauge; all lines single track; rail systems owned and operated by foreign
steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government
Published as “Railroads”
- 480 km total;
- 328 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 152 km 1.067-meter narrow gauge;
- all lines single track;
- rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government
480 km total; 328 km 1.435-meter standard gauge, 152 km 1.067-meter narrow
narrow gauge; all lines single track; rail systems owned and operated
by foreign
Government
Published as “Railroads”
- total:
- 490 km (single track);
- note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government;
- one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased;
- the other two have been shut down by the civil war
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
Rewritten: too little of the 1994 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 490 km (single track); note - three rail systems owned and
operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with
Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989
after iron ore production ceased; the other two have been shut down by
the civil war
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 490 km (single track);
- note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government;
- one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased;
- the other two have been shut down by the civil war
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
total: 490 km (single track); note - three rail systems owned and
operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with
with Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed
in 1989
shut down by
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 490 km (single track);
- note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government;
- one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased;
- the other two have been shut down by the civil war
- standard gauge :
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
total: 490 km (single track); note - three rail systems owned and
operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction
Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed
after iron ore production ceased; the other two have been
the civil war
standard gauge: gauge : 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 490 km (single track);
- note-three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with Liberian Government;
- one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased;
- the other two were shut down by the civil war
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
total: 490 km (single track); note - three note-three rail systems owned and
operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with
Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989
after iron ore production ceased; the other two have been were shut down by
civil war
standard gauge : gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 480 km (328 km single track);
- note--three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government;
- one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased;
- the other two were shut down by the civil war;
- large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled;
- approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap
- standard gauge:
- NA km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- NA km 1.067-m gauge
total: 490 480 km (single (328 km single track); note-three note--three rail systems owned and
and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with
with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad,
closed in 1989
shut down by thewar war; large sections of the rail lines have
been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported
for scrap
standard gauge: 345 NA km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 NA km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 490 km (328 km single track);
- note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government;
- one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased;
- the other two were shut down by the civil war;
- large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled;
- approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
total: 480 490 km (328 km single track); note--three note - three rail systems owned
standard gauge: NA 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: NA 145 km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 490 km (328 km single track);
- note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government;
- one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased;
- the other two were shut down by the civil war;
- large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled;
- approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
total: 490 km (328 km single track); note - three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two were shut down by the civil war; large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap
- total:
- 490 km (328 km single-track)
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
note: in 1989, Liberia had three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two were shut down by the civil war; large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap (2001)
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
total: 490 km (328 km single track); note - single-track)
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
note: in 1989, Liberia had three rail systems owned and operated by foreign steel and financial interests in conjunction with the Liberian Government; one of these, the Lamco Railroad, closed in 1989 after iron ore production ceased; the other two were shut down by the civil war; large sections of the rail lines have been dismantled; approximately 60 km of railroad track was exported for scrap standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge (2001)
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
- total:
- 490 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railways are in operation (2002)
Rewritten: too little of the 2002 text remains to mark the changes.
total: 490 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railways are in operation (2002)
- total:
- 490 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railways are in operation (2003)
total: 490 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railways are in operation (2002) (2003)
- total:
- 490 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railways are in operation because of the civil war (2004)
total: 490 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railways are in operation (2003) because of the civil war (2004)
- total:
- 490 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: railway is inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2005)
total: 490 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: none of the railways are in operation railway is inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2004) (2005)
- total:
- 490 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: railway is inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2006)
total: 490 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: railway is inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2005) (2006)
- total:
- 490 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: sections of railway are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2008)
total: 490 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145 km 1.067-m gauge
note: sections of railway is are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war (2006) (2008)
- total:
- 429 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 118
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railway are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003 (2008)
total: 490
429 km
country comparison to the world:
118
standard gauge:
345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 145
84 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
most sections of the railway are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil war wars from 1980 to 2003 (2008)
- total:
- 429 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 117
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railway are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003 (2008)
total:
429 km
country comparison to the world:118 117
standard gauge:
345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
84 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
most sections of the railway are inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003 (2008)
- total:
- 429 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 115
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railways were inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2010)
total:
429 km
country comparison to the world:117 115
standard gauge:
345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
84 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
most sections of the railway are railways were inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003 (2008) 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2010)
The same text in 3 editions, 2012 to 2014.
- total:
- 429 km
- country comparison to the world:
- 115
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railways were inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2008)
total:
429 km
country comparison to the world:
115
standard gauge:
345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge:
84 km 1.067-m gauge
note:
most sections of the railways were inoperable because of damage suffered during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2010) (2008)
- total:
- 429 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2008)
country comparison to the world: 116
total:country comparison to the world:standard gauge:
115
narrow gauge:
note:were inoperable because of due to damage suffered sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2008)
country comparison to the world: 116
The same text in 2016 and 2017.
- total:
- 429 km
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2008)
country comparison to the world: 119
total: 429 km
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2008)
country comparison to the world: 116 119
The same text in 4 editions, 2018 to 2021.
- total:
- 429 km (2008)
- standard gauge:
- 345 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt
total: 429 km (2008)
standard gauge: 345 km 1.435-m gauge (2008)
narrow gauge: 84 km 1.067-m gauge (2008)
note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt (2008)
country comparison to the world: 119
The same text in 4 editions, 2022 to 2025.
- total:
- 429 km (2008)
- standard gauge:
- 345 km (2008) 1.435-m gauge
- narrow gauge:
- 84 km (2008) 1.067-m gauge
note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt
total: 429 km (2008)
standard gauge: 345 km (2008) 1.435-m gauge (2008)
narrow gauge: 84 km (2008) 1.067-m gauge (2008)
note: most sections of the railways inoperable due to damage sustained during the civil wars from 1980 to 2003, but many are being rebuilt
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Liberia: Railways.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/liberia/railways.