Railway stations in Tanzania

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Railways in Tanzania.
Red 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge.
Orange 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.

Railway stations in Tanzania include:

Dar es Salaam railway station, Central line, 1973.

Maps

  • Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button at the top and scroll down the MSN map.

Towns served by rail

Tanzania Railways Corporation

( all 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge)

Central Line

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See also: Central Line (Tanzania)

Kidatu Line

  • (Not shown on map)
  • Kilosa (572m) - junction
  • Kidatu (294m) - branch terminus - also served with break of gauge by TAZARA, with a container trans-shipment facility to move freight containers between TAZARA and Tanzania Railways Corporation trains[2]

Mwanza Line

Mpanda Line

  • Kaliua (1112m) - junction
  • Mpanda (1074m) - branch terminus

Singida Line

Link Line

Tanga line

Proposed extensions

Mtwara Line (Southern Province Railway) - (defunct)

In 1949 a line was built to link the Tanganyika groundnut scheme plantations around Nachingwea with the port of Mtwara. The scheme famously foundered and the railway was abandoned in 1962. Proposals have been made for a new railway to link Mtwara to iron ore deposits in the west, perhaps linking via Songea to Liganga.[4]

Island of Unguja

A short 610 mm (2 ft) line lasted from 1879 to 1888.[5]

Mtwara (rebuilt)

TAZARA Railway

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See also: TAZARA Railway
Makambako Station
Mbeya Station

Formerly also called TanZam Railway.

1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge to match Zambian/Southern African networks.

Rehabilitation

Gauge

A triple gauge sleeper can handle the three main gauges found in Africa, including Tanzania: 1000 mm, 1067 mm and 1435 mm.

1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) are too close to allow 3-rail dual gauge; you have to have 4-rail dual gauge. But if you have 4-rail gauge, then you can include 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) gauge (standard gauge) at the cost of slightly longer sleepers.

Container port

The container port at Dar es Salaam is served by both 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge tracks.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Railways in Tanzania
  2. ↑ The EastAfrican
  3. ↑ RailwaysAfrica 3/2007 p 24
  4. ↑ http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2008/11/8968/tazara_hopes_rise_on_investment_plan.html
  5. ↑ http://www.sinfin.net/railways/world/tanzania.html
  6. ↑ http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3183&Itemid=35
  7. ↑ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2014/12/09/tanzania-kasanga-port-feasibility-study/
  8. ↑ RailwaysAfrica May 2009, p8
  9. ↑ http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3338&Itemid=35
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