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Private company
Camrail
Cameroonian railway company
Camrail is a company operating passenger and freight traffic between the two largest cities in Cameroon and several smaller cities. The company was formed in 1999 and granted a 20-year concession to operate the Cameroon National Railway. The company is a subsidiary of French investment group Bolloré and the railway has been operated by Comazar, a subsidiary of Bolloré, since 1999.2 Its chief executive is Jean-Pierre Morel.1 It is part of Bolloré Logistics.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersDouala1
- Websitewww.camrail.net
- Legal formjoint-stock company1
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Camrail is a company operating passenger and freight traffic between the two largest cities in Cameroon and several smaller cities. The company was formed in 1999 and granted a 20-year concession to operate the Cameroon National Railway. The company is a subsidiary of French investment group Bolloré and the railway has been operated by Comazar, a subsidiary of Bolloré, since 1999. According to the Comazar website, the government of Cameroon owns the track while the rolling stock is owned by Camrail.2
Corporate structure
Camrail is part of a group headed by Bolloré. 360 entities, 37 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Bolloré Ergue Gaberic, France
- Vivendi 20.65% · Paris, France
- Canal+ S.A. 100% · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- Canal+ Brand Solutions Subsidiary · Puteaux
- Studio Bagel Subsidiary · Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
- StudioCanal Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- 3 more
- Viaplay Group Stake · 12% · Stockholm
- 1 more
- Canal+ Cinéma(s) Subsidiary · France
- Canal+ Horizons Subsidiary
- Canal+ International Subsidiary · France
- Canal+ Kids Subsidiary · France
- Canal+ Sport Subsidiary · France
- Canal+ Sport 360 Subsidiary · France
- Canal+ Séries Subsidiary · France
- Canal+ Thématiques Subsidiary · France
- CANAL+SERIES Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- Lagardère Group Paris, France
- Edicións Xerais de Galicia Subsidiary · Vigo, Spain
- George G. Harrap and Co. Subsidiary
- Grupo Anaya Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
- 3 more
- Hachette Subsidiary · Vanves, France
- 26 more
- Hachette Collections Japan Subsidiary
- Keystone Paris Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Lagardère News Subsidiary · Suresnes
- 1 more
- Lagardère Publishing Subsidiary
- Lagardère Sports and Entertainment Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt
- Lagardère Travel Retail Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- 2 more
- Matra Subsidiary · Paris, France
- 1 more
- Perseus Books Group Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
- 4 more
- Virgin Megastores Subsidiary · London
- Lagardere Travel Retail, a.s. Subsidiary · 50% · Beroun, Czechia
- Hachette Filipacchi Médias Subsidiary · France
- LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (LAGARDERE DUTY FREE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
- LAGARDERE FINANCE Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- LAGARDERE MEDIA Subsidiary · Paris, France
- LAGARDERE RESSOURCES Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret, France
- LAGARDERE TRAVEL RETAIL SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Warszawa, Poland
- Nîmes matin Subsidiary
- Dailymotion Subsidiary · 100% · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- DAILYMOTION INC. Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States
- Gameloft Subsidiary · 100% · Paris, France
- Gameloft Divertissements Inc. Subsidiary · Montreal
- GAMELOFT, INC. Subsidiary · Wilmington, Delaware, United States
- Coktel Vision Subsidiary · Meudon
- Editis Subsidiary · Paris 13, France
- CLE International Subsidiary · Paris
- Gründ Subsidiary · Paris
- Nathan Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Perrin Subsidiary · Anglet, France
- Tana Editions Subsidiary · Paris, France
- Éditions de l'Archipel Subsidiary · Paris, France
- 1 more
- Presses Pocket Subsidiary · France
- UAV Corporation Subsidiary · United States
- Universal Music Group Subsidiary · Hilversum, Netherlands
- Barclay Subsidiary
- Calderstone Productions Subsidiary · London
- Deutsche Grammophon Subsidiary · Berlin
- 1 more
- E.G. Records Subsidiary
- Eagle Rock Entertainment Subsidiary · London
- 1 more
- EMI Subsidiary · London
- 13 more
- Fish People Subsidiary
- Ingrooves Subsidiary · San Francisco
- 1 more
- Millennium Media Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- Musidisc Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret
- Polar Music International AB Subsidiary · Stockholm
- Quality Control Music Subsidiary
- Rodven Discos Subsidiary
- Stiff Records Subsidiary · London
- The Kushner-Locke Company Subsidiary · Beverly Hills
- Universal Music Hong Kong Subsidiary
- 1 more
- Universal Music Indonesia Subsidiary · Jakarta
- Universal Music Japan Subsidiary · Akasaka
- 5 more
- Universal Music Latin Entertainment Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- 3 more
- Universal Music Malaysia Subsidiary · Selangor, Malaysia
- Universal Music Operations Ltd. Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- 1 more
- Universal Music Portugal Subsidiary · Lisbon, Portugal
- Universal Music Russia Subsidiary
- Universal Music Spain, S.L. Subsidiary
- Universal Music Taiwan Subsidiary
- 2 more
- and 110 more
- Vivendi Games Subsidiary · Los Angeles
- Massive Entertainment Subsidiary · Malmö
- Havas Subsidiary · 100% · France
- Vivendi Village Subsidiary · 100% · France
- CANAL+ Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- COMPAGNIE DU DÔME Subsidiary · Paris, France
- VIVENDI VILLAGE Subsidiary · Paris, France
- COMPAGNIE FINANCIÈRE DU 42 AVENUE DE FRIEDLAND Subsidiary · Paris, France
- HAVAS UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Maidstone, United Kingdom
- LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP Subsidiary · Paris, France
- NOCTURNE LIVE EVENTS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
- Prisma Media Subsidiary · France
- SOCIETE D'EDITION DE CANAL PLUS Subsidiary · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- Canal+ S.A. 100% · Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
- Bolloré Logistics Puteaux
- Camrail Douala
- Automatic Systems Subsidiary · Wavre
- Batscap Subsidiary · Quimper
- Bolloré Transport & Logistics Subsidiary
- Sitarail Subsidiary · Abidjan
- Canal+ Subsidiary · Issy-les-Moulineaux
- SDV Subsidiary · Le Havre, France
- Société des plantations des terres rouges Subsidiary · Ho Chi Minh City, French Indochina
- AFRICA GLOBAL LOGISTICS Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- B'INFORMATION SERVICES Subsidiary · Courbevoie, France
- SOCOPAO Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- BLUE SOLUTIONS Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- BLUECAR Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- BLUECARSHARING Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- Bluecarsharing (Blue Systems Bolloré) Subsidiary · France
- BLUESTORAGE Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- BOLLORE ENERGY Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- CICA SA Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
- BOLLORE LOGISTICS CANADA INC. (BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS CANADA INC.) Subsidiary · Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Bollore Logistics Luxembourg (Bolloré Logistics Luxembourg) Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Bolloré Communications Subsidiary
- COMPAGNIE DE LANMEUR Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- COMPAGNIE DE PLEUVEN Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- COMPAGNIE DES GLENANS Subsidiary · Ergue Gaberic, France
- COMPAGNIE DU CAMBODGE Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- DEPOT ROUEN PETIT-COURONNE Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- EXAF Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- FINANCIÈRE DU CHAMP DE MARS S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- and 13 more
- Vivendi 20.65% · Paris, France
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Camrail, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- Chief executive officerJean-Pierre Morel1
Products and brands
Passenger
As of May 2014, Camrail operated regular daily services on three routes:
Douala–Kumba
Douala–Yaoundé
Yaoundé–Ngaoundéré
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Freight
In 2021, the track including bridges are being upgraded to carry increased bauxite traffic from the Minim, Martap deposits. In the initial stages 5Mt of ore would be carried per annum. A link to the new deepwater port at Kribi is anticipated, requiring a link line from Edéa of about 130 km in length. The mining company concerned is Canyon Resources.
A line between Ngaoundéré and Chad's capital city may start around 2026-2027.This will boost Cameroon and Chad's economic trade
From Wikipedia’s article on Camrail, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Controversies and legal
Accidents
On 21 October 2016 at approximately 1100 local time, a passenger train derailed close to the town of Eséka. The train, traveling from the capital Yaoundé to the country's main port and economic hub, (Douala), was crammed with people because of road traffic disruption between the two cities and came off the tracks just before reaching Eséka. 79 people were killed and nearly 600 injured. The investigation of the accident revealed that not only speeding but also a dilapidated fleet of equipment and rolling stock of Camrail were the cause of the accident. The express train connection on the route was relaunched in 2021.
From Wikipedia’s article on Camrail, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Links
- Websitewww.camrail.net1
- WikipediaCamrail
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1031741
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataCamrail on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCamrail on Wikipedia
- 3WikipediaCamrail on Wikipedia (revision used)
- 4Wikimedia CommonsCamrail photo by Z. NGNOGUE, CC BY-SA 3.0