Railway stations in Tanzania

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

Towns served by rail

Tanzania Railways Corporation

( all 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge)

Central Line

Kidatu Line

Mwanza Line

Mpanda Line

Singida 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

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

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

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