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'''Rail transport in Zambia''' is primarily provided by two companies: | '''Rail transport in Zambia''' is primarily provided by two companies: | ||
* [[TAZARA Railway]] | * [[TAZARA Railway]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:46, 1 December 2016
Rail transport in Zambia is primarily provided by two companies:
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]
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[2]
See also
References
Notes
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Further reading
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