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Rail transport in Tanzania

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Rail transport in Tanzania

Rail transport in Tanzania is conducted by two companies (Tanzania Railways Corporation and TAZARA). On 31 March, 2015 the Tanzanian government announced it would use $14.2 billion of commercial loans to build new rail infrastructure across the country before 2021 and make the country a regional transport hub.

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  • Burundi - no - proposed 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
  • DR Congo - decades ago there was a train ferry between Kigoma and Kalemie, in 2007 there are no ferry links and the DR Congo line to Kalemie is defunct because of a collapsed bridge. Break of gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • Kenya - yes - 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) same gauge, but the link between Moshi and Voi has not operated for many years.
  • Malawi - no - break of gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • Mozambique - no - break of gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)/1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • Rwanda - no - proposed 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
  • Uganda - yes - same gauge - via train ferry from Mwanza to Port Bell or Jinja.
  • Zambia - yes - 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

    • The central line between Kigoma and Dar es Salaam carries international freight and passengers in transit from Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda to the Indian Ocean, and the branch from Tabora to Mwanza carries freight and passengers between Uganda and the Indian Ocean.

    Maps

  • UN map
  • Interactive map of Tanzania railways

    • References

    Rail transport in Tanzania Wikipedia
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