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  2. History of rail transport in Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    During World War I, German and Allied forces engaged in the East African Campaign, a series of battles and guerrilla actions which started in German East Africa.Towards the end of 1915, the Allies decided to build a railway from Voi, Kenya, a station on the Uganda Railway, to Maktau, as a supply route for a full-scale invasion of the German colony, including an offensive down the Usambara ...

  3. Rail transport in Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    Dar es Salaam railway station in 1973. Rail transport in Tanzania is conducted by two companies ( Tanzania Railways Corporation and TAZARA ). It has historically used narrow gauge trackage, but planning and construction of new standard gauge lines is underway as of 2017.

  4. Tanzania Railways Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The main line runs to Lake Victoria where a connection operates via Lake Victoria train ferries with the Uganda Railway and Kenya Railways. From the Tanga line a line to Kenya is disused. Railways in Tanzania. There is a break-of-gauge at Dar es Salaam to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) line to Zambia.

  5. Usambara Railway - Wikipedia

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    Under German rule in 1913, the Usambara Railway operated 18 locomotives, 31 carriages and 199 trucks with 562 employees (of which 35 were Europeans).. After construction of the connection to Voi, traffic between Arusha, Moshi and the coast was directed to the port of Mombasa, and the eastern part of the Usambara Railway was reduced to a local service.

  6. Transport in Tanzania - Wikipedia

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    A sign by Tanzanian roads agency Tanroads, along the main road from Mwanza to Shinyanga.. The Tanzania National Roads Agency - an Executive Agency under the Ministry of Works, Transport and Communications - came into operation in July 2000 and is the agency responsible for the maintenance and development of the trunk and regional road network in Mainland Tanzania.

  7. China to 'revitalise' ageing railway linking Zambia, Tanzania

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    BEIJING (Reuters) -China, Tanzania and Zambia signed an initial agreement to rehabilitate a decades-old railway aimed at improving the rail-sea transportation in resource-rich East Africa, Chinese ...

  8. Ghana Railway Company Limited - Wikipedia

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    Ghana Railway Company Limited (previously known as the Ghana Railway Corporation) is the company that operates the railways of Ghana. The Ghana Railway Company Limited is a public-sector body with responsibility for the efficient management of the national rail system so as to enhance the smooth movement of goods and passengers.

  9. Rail transport in Ghana - Wikipedia

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    The Tema-Mpakadan railway line is a 96.7km standard guage railway line constructed from the Harbour in Tema, to Mpakadan, a town in the Eastern region of Ghana. Construction of the line begun in July, 2018 and was officially inaugurated on 25th November, 2024. [5] It forms the first part of the 1200km Ghana-Burkina Faso Interconnectivity ...