Rail transport in Zambia

Rail transport in Zambia is primarily provided by two companies:

• TAZARA Railway
• Zambia Railways Limited

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.

Railway links with adjacent countries

• Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ndola to Sakania then Lubumbashi - 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), freight only. 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 link under construction in 2007
• Mozambique - no direct link, but indirectly to Beira 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).
• 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

See also

• Economy of Zambia
• Railways in Zambia