Cameroon’s Ministry of Transport, through the Regional Project for the Improvement of the Performance of the Douala–N’Djamena Rail/Road Corridor (PCDN), has issued a request for expressions of interest for the recruitment of a consultant to update the country’s National Railway Master Plan.
The assignment will focus on updating Cameroon’s Plan Directeur Ferroviaire National (PDFN), or National Railway Master Plan, as a strategic and operational reference framework for the country’s railway sector. The updated plan is expected to align with Cameroon’s new Mining Code, the National Development Strategy 2020–2030 (SND30), and the requirements for sustainable management and regional integration of the national railway network towards the 2035/2045 horizon.
The consultant will support the update of a national rail planning document intended to guide future railway development, investment priorities and network integration. The scope reflects Cameroon’s need to position rail within broader national transport planning, regional corridor performance and mining-linked logistics requirements.
The Douala–N’Djamena corridor remains a key regional trade and logistics axis connecting Cameroon and Chad. Updating the National Railway Master Plan under the PCDN is therefore linked not only to national railway planning, but also to wider regional integration and corridor performance objectives.
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Cameroon’s National Railway Master Plan update is significant because it positions rail as part of a wider national transport, mining and regional trade strategy, rather than as a standalone infrastructure exercise. By aligning the plan with the National Development Strategy 2020–2030, the new Mining Code and the Douala–N’Djamena Corridor, the assignment links railway planning directly to freight flows, investment priorities and corridor performance.
For the wider Central African region, the update has relevance beyond Cameroon’s domestic network. The Douala–N’Djamena corridor remains a strategic trade and logistics axis connecting Cameroon and Chad, and a revised railway master plan could help define how rail supports regional integration, cross-border logistics and future network development towards the 2035/2045 horizon.
