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== Railways == | == Railways == | ||
The '''history of rail transport in Equatorial Guinea''' began in 1913, when a [[standard-gauge railway]] was constructed from the capital of [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Malabo|Santa Isabel]], to the nearby villages of [[Banaba Island|Banapa]] and Basupo. In 1929 this railway was extended to the shore near Basupo but the line was unprofitable and was then closed.<ref>{{citation |title=Small is not always beautiful |page=40 |author=Max Liniger-Goumaz |year=1988 |isbn=978-1-85065-023-2}}</ref> | |||
== | There are currently no railways in Equatorial Guinea.<ref name = "meoeor">{{cite web | title = Equatorial Guinea: Transportation | url = https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/equatorial-guinea/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210109235259/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/equatorial-guinea | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 9, 2021 | access-date = 2007-05-02}}</ref> | ||
== Highways == | == Highways == | ||
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== Airports == | == Airports == | ||
{{see also|List of airports in Equatorial Guinea}} | {{see also|List of airports in Equatorial Guinea}} | ||
There are seven airports in Equatorial Guinea.<ref>{{cite web|title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/equatorial-guinea/|website=www.cia.gov|publisher=CIA|access-date=13 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> Its main airport is [[Malabo International Airport]] in Punta Europa, [[Bioko Island]]. International flights operate from: | There are seven airports in Equatorial Guinea.<ref>{{cite web|title=The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/equatorial-guinea/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109235259/https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/equatorial-guinea|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 9, 2021|website=www.cia.gov|publisher=CIA|access-date=13 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> Its main airport is [[Malabo International Airport]] in Punta Europa, [[Bioko Island]]. International flights operate from: | ||
* [[Madrid]] (Spain): [[CEIBA Intercontinental|Ceiba Intercontinental]] (4 flights per week) | * [[Madrid]] (Spain): [[CEIBA Intercontinental|Ceiba Intercontinental]] (4 flights per week) | ||