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The middle Congo River and its tributaries from the east are the principal domestic waterways in the DRC. The two principal river routes are: Kinshasa to Mbandaka and Kisangani on the River Congo; Kinshasa to Ilebo on the Kasai River; See the diagrammatic transport map above for other river waterways. The most-used domestic lake waterways are:
Great lakes line first section (believed operational in 2022): Kisangani (Congo River port) to Ubundu (upper Congo River port). 125 km, [4] 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge. [11] This line is a bypass (portage railway) of the Stanley Falls on the Congo River. A train runs after arrival at Kisangani of a ship from Kinshasa or before ...
Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include: Maps. UN Map West; ... Kinshasa Est – Matadi Bukama Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi
The Kinshasa Urban Train (MetroKin) is a proposed urban rail network which would serve the Kinshasa metropolitan area. In February 2023, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) signed a joint development agreement with Trans Connexion Congo (TCC) to jointly develop the rail network. [1]
The Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports [a] (contracted as SCTP), formerly known as the Office d'Exploitation des Transports Coloniaux 1935–1959, [b] [1] [2] then Office d'Exploitation des Transports au Congo 1960–1970, [c] [3] and Office National des Transports 1971–2011, [d] [4] [5] is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in Kinshasa.
The Gare de l'Est, also known as Kinshasa Est or Kinshasa Central Station (French: Gare centrale de Kinshasa), is a central railway station situated in the Gombe commune of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Positioned along the Matadi–Kinshasa Railway line, it functions as a pivotal transshipment point connecting the railway ...
Kinshasa (/ k ɪ n ˈ ʃ ɑː s ə /; French:; Lingala: Kinsásá), formerly named Léopoldville until 30 June 1966, is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Once a site of fishing and trading villages along the Congo River, Kinshasa is now one of the world's fastest-growing megacities.
Transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo National Road No. 1 is a major highway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo . It runs from the western port of Banana though the cities of Kinshasa , Kananga , Mbuji-Mayi , Lubumbashi , and ends at Kasumbalesa in the southeast of the country where it connects with the T3 road in Zambia . [ 1 ]