Rail transport in Zambia

Rail transport in Zambia is primarily provided by two systems:

Zambia Railways operates a number of rail lines, including the Mulobezi Railway; as of the early 2012, it was still in operation, but in poor repair.[1]

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ndola to Sakania then Lubumbashi - 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), freight only. (For extensions and reconstruction beyond Lubumbashi see the DR Congo article). The current operating status of Chililabombwe-DR Congo link not known.
  • Tanzania - from Kapiri Mposhi, border crossing at Nakonde, Zambia, to Dar es Salaam, TAZARA railway, passenger and freight - 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • Malawi - Chipata-Mchinji 2010 opening[2]
  • Mozambique - no direct link, but indirectly to Nacala, Beira (via Malawi) and Maputo (via Zimbabwe, no continuous passenger services).
  • Zimbabwe - from Livingstone via the Victoria Falls Bridge to Bulawayo, freight only.
  • Botswana - no direct link, indirectly via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services). A direct link is under construction and expected to be open in 2019.[3]
  • Namibia - no direct link.
  • Angola - no direct link - but indirectly via DR Congo to Benguela on the Benguela Railway - same gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), but the Benguela Railway has not operated since the 1970s. Reconstruction of the Benguela railway is announced to be completed by the end of 2012; it is already operational from the coast up to Huambo. The Angolan transport ministry plans to build a line branching off the Benguela Railway at Luacano and entering Zambia from Macango[4]

See also

References

Notes
  1. Brian Hatyoka (2012-04-06), Zambia: Mulobezi Train - Sign of a Failed Concession Deal
  2. "Railway Gazette: News in Brief". Retrieved 2010-09-26.
  3. Moyo, Thandiwe (3 December 2017). "Zambia: Govt Committed to Completion of Kazungula Bridge Project". The Times of Zambia. Ndola. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018 – via AllAfrica.com.
  4. "Details of lines to be rehabilitated and newly built at the web site of the Angolan transport ministry". Transportes.gv.ao. Retrieved 2012-03-15.

Further reading
  • Robinson, Neil (2009). World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary. Volume 7: North, East and Central Africa. Barnsley, UK: World Rail Atlas Ltd. ISBN 978-954-92184-3-5.

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