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== Railways == {{main|Rail transport in Liberia}} Historically, three railways were built in Liberia to export ore from mines; they were damaged during the civil wars. By 2007<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bong Mine Railway, Liberia |url=https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/liberia01.htm |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=www.internationalsteam.co.uk}}</ref> (or 2009<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-08-31 |title=Track machine exports |url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/track-machine-exports.html |access-date=2010-10-25 |publisher=[[Railway Gazette International]]}}</ref>) the Bong mine railway was operational. The Lamco Railway was partially rebuilt by [[ArcelorMittal]] and put back into service in 2011.<ref>Railways in Liberia, http://sinfin.net/railways/world/liberia.html</ref> There are no rail connections with other countries, although there has been a proposal to extend the Lamco railway to serve a mine across the border in [[Transport in Guinea|Guinea]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Preston |first=Robert |date=2024-02-13 |title=Liberty Corridor to connect Guinea and Liberia |url=https://www.railjournal.com/regions/africa/liberty-corridor-to-connect-guinea-and-liberia/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=International Railway Journal |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Total:'' 243 km (2025) ''Standard gauge:'' 243km (2025) ''Narrow gauge:'' 0 km (2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fergusson |first=Jim |date=2002 |title=Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists |url=https://www.branchline.uk/jfpdf/senegalmaliandguineeliberiaandmauritaniarlys.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=The Branch Line Society Jim Fergusson's Railway and Tramway Station Lists}}</ref>
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