Rail services · Togo

Rail services in Togo

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Togo: Lomé, Sokodé, Kara.

The rail network in Togo

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 500 km, metre gauge (1,000 mm), mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Togo National Railway Company.

Metre-gauge Lomé–Blitta line and mining lines (phosphates, clinker), Lomé–Ouagadougou corridor project.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Togo case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in Togo (metre gauge (1,000 mm)) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Lomé, Sokodé and Kara

Lomé

Lomé station, autonomous port, line to Blitta

Sokodé

extension project towards the North

Kara

corridor project towards Burkina Faso

Our services in Togo

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Togo

Can you work in Togo with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Togo?

The network in Togo uses metre gauge (1,000 mm). Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilisation.

Can you train teams in Togo?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Togo or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Togo?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Togo, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.