Rail transport in Zambia
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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. (For extensions and reconstruction beyond Lubumbashi see the DR Congo article). The current operating status of Chililabombwe-DR Congo link not known.
Tansania - 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
Mosambik - no direct link, but indirectly to Beira and Maputo via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services).
Simbabwe - 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
- ^ Brian Hatyoka (2012-04-06), Zambia: Mulobezi Train - Sign of a Failed Concession Deal
- ^ "Details of lines to be rehabiltated and newly built at the web site of the Angolan transport ministry". Transportes.gv.ao. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
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