Kapiri Mposhi

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Kapiri Mposhi is a small town in Zambia. Located north of Lusaka, it stands on the Great North Road and is significant for the railway connection between Zambia Railways line from Kitwe to Lusaka and Livingstone and western terminal (New Kapiri Mposhi) of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority from Dar-es-Salaam since 1976.

Kapiri Mposhi
Town
TAZARA station
TAZARA station
Location in Zambia
Location in Zambia
CountryZambia
DistrictKapiri Mposhi
Time zoneCAT (UTC+2)
ClimateCwa

Overview

Kapiri Mposhi has two railways stations, a TAZARA Railway station that connects it to Dar-es-Salaam and a Zambia Railways stations that connects it to Lusaka and Livingstone. The TAZARA Railway station is considerably larger and more modern than the Zambia Railways station. Most shops and businesses in Kapiri Mposhi can be found along the main road and include a bakery, Pep and Barclays bank. Just north of Kapiri Mposhi, there is a major junction, with the road north to Mkushi, Serene, and the Tanzanian border going north-eastwards, and the road to the Copperbelt heading to the north west. This, combined with the railway links, makes Kapiri Mposhi an important point in the regional freight network.

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Coordinates: 13°58′S 28°41′E / 13.967°S 28.683°E / -13.967; 28.683