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词条 Rail transport in Zambia
释义

  1. Railway links with adjacent countries

  2. See also

  3. References

     Notes  Further reading 

  4. External links

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Rail transport in Zambia is primarily provided by two companies:

  • TAZARA Railway
  • Zambia Railways Limited

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

  • {{Flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ndola to Sakania then Lubumbashi - {{RailGauge|1067mm}}, freight only. (For extensions and reconstruction beyond Lubumbashi see the DR Congo article). The current operating status of Chililabombwe-DR Congo link not known.
  • {{Flagicon|Tanzania|}} Tanzania - from Kapiri Mposhi, border crossing at Nakonde, Zambia, to Dar es Salaam, TAZARA railway, passenger and freight - {{RailGauge|1067mm}}
  • {{Flagicon|Malawi}} Malawi - Chipata-Mchinji 2010 opening[2]
  • {{Flagicon|Mozambique}} Mozambique - no direct link, but indirectly to Beira and Maputo via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services).
  • {{Flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Zimbabwe - from Livingstone via the Victoria Falls Bridge to Bulawayo, freight only.
  • {{Flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana - no direct link, indirectly via Zimbabwe (no continuous passenger services). A direct link is under construction and expected to be open in 2019.[3]
  • {{Flagicon|Namibia}} Namibia - no direct link.
  • {{Flagicon|Angola}} Angola - no direct link - but indirectly via DR Congo to Benguela on the Benguela Railway - same gauge {{RailGauge|1067mm}}, 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[4]

See also

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  • East African Railway Master Plan
  • Economy of Zambia
  • Railways in Zambia

References

Notes

1. ^{{citation|title= Zambia: Mulobezi Train - Sign of a Failed Concession Deal|author= Brian Hatyoka|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201204070061.html|date=2012-04-06}}
2. ^{{cite web |url = http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/news-in-brief-40.html |accessdate= 2010-09-26| title=Railway Gazette: News in Brief}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201712030040.html|title=Zambia: Govt Committed to Completion of Kazungula Bridge Project|last=Moyo|first=Thandiwe|date=3 December 2017|work=The Times of Zambia|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203111546/http://allafrica.com/stories/201712030040.html|archive-date=3 December 2017|dead-url=no|location=Ndola|via=AllAfrica.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.transportes.gv.ao/reabilitacao-da-rede-ferroviaria-nacional |title=Details of lines to be rehabilitated and newly built at the web site of the Angolan transport ministry |publisher=Transportes.gv.ao |date= |accessdate=2012-03-15}}

Further reading

  • {{Robinson-WorldRailAtlas-7}}

External links

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