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===Principal lines===
===Principal lines===


* [[Zambia Railways]] Limited (ZRL) — {{RailGauge|1067mm}} narrow gauge, 846 km [[Kitwe]]-[[Ndola]]-New [[Kapiri Mposhi]]-[[Kabwe]]-[[Lusaka]]-[[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]]-[[Zimbabwe]] with several freight branches mostly in the [[Copperbelt]] totalling 427 km including to [[DR Congo]]. Passenger services between Kitwe and Livingstone only.
* Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) — 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge, 846 km [[Kitwe]]-[[Ndola]]-New [[Kapiri Mposhi]]-[[Kabwe]]-[[Lusaka]]-[[Livingstone]]-Zimbabwe with several freight branches mostly in the [[Copperbelt]] totalling 427 km including to DR Congo. Passenger services between Kitwe and Livingstone only.
* [[TAZARA Railway]] — {{RailGauge|1067mm}} narrow gauge, 891 km in Zambia: New [[Kapiri Mposhi]]-[[Mpika]]-[[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]]-[[Dar es Salaam]]
* [[TAZARA Railway]] — 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge, 891 km in Zambia: New [[Kapiri Mposhi]]-[[Mpika]]-[[Kasama]]-Dar es Salaam


===Notable Branch lines===
===Notable Branch lines===
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=== Railway links with adjacent countries ===
=== Railway links with adjacent countries ===


* {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]] - yes, [[Ndola]] to [[Sakania]] then Lubumbashi - {{RailGauge|1067mm}}, freight only. (For extensions and reconstruction beyond Lubumbashi see the [[Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo#Railways|DR Congo]] article). The current operating status of Chililabombwe-DR Congo link not known.
* {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} DR Congo - yes, [[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.
* {{flagicon|Tanzania|}} [[Transport in Tanzania|Tanzania]] - yes, from [[Kapiri Mposhi]], border crossing at Nakonde, Zambia, to Dar es Salaam, TAZARA railway, passenger and freight - {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
* {{flagicon|Tanzania|}} Tanzania - yes, from [[Kapiri Mposhi]], border crossing at Nakonde, Zambia, to Dar es Salaam, TAZARA railway, passenger and freight - 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
* {{flagicon|Malawi}} [[Transport in Malawi|Malawi]] - [[Chipata]]-[[Mchinji]] new link opened to traffic in 2010.
* {{flagicon|Malawi}} Malawi - [[Chipata]]- Mchinji new link opened to traffic in 2010.
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Transport in Mozambique|Mozambique]] - no direct link, but indirectly to Beira and Maputo via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services).
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} Mozambique - no direct link, but indirectly to Beira and Maputo via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services).
* {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Transport in Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]] - yes, from Livingstone via the [[Victoria Falls Bridge]] to [[Bulawayo]], freight only.
* {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Zimbabwe - yes, from Livingstone via the [[Victoria Falls Bridge]] to Bulawayo, freight only.
* {{flagicon|Botswana}} [[Transport in Botswana|Botswana]] - no direct link, indirectly via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services).
* {{flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana - no direct link, indirectly via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services).
* {{flagicon|Namibia}} [[Transport in Namibia|Namibia]] - no direct link.
* {{flagicon|Namibia}} Namibia - no direct link.
* {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Transport in Angola|Angola]] - no direct link - but indirectly via DR Congo to Benguela on the [[Benguela Railway]] - same gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), while the railway was inoperable for many years because of the Angolan Civil War, it has been recently reconstructed.
* {{flagicon|Angola}} Angola - no direct link - but indirectly via DR Congo to Benguela on the Benguela Railway - same gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), while the railway was inoperable for many years because of the Angolan Civil War, it has been recently reconstructed.


===Proposed extensions===
===Proposed extensions===
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* [[Zambia railways]]
* [[Zambia railways]]
* [[TAZARA Railway]]
* [[TAZARA Railway]]
* ''Click on the '''Category''' links below for further topics.''
{{Africa in topic|Transport in}}
* [http://www.nrfa.org.zm National Road Fund Agency website (external link)]
* [http://www.nrfa.org.zm National Road Fund Agency website (external link)]


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