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Kinshasa–Brazzaville is a transborder agglomeration comprising Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, which face each other across the Congo River.
In Kinshasa a branch was constructed in 1968 to N'Djili Airport (13 km) [4] but this has been out-of-use for many years. Beyond Kinshasa East the line extends to riverside wharves (2 km). [ 4 ] The line was originally constructed as 765 mm ( 2 ft 6 + 1 ⁄ 8 in ) gauge; [ 6 ] In 1928, Congo (Belgium) and Angola (Portugal) did a land exchange to ...
Kinshasa is linked to Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) by regular boat and ferry services 3.5 km across the Congo River. Kinshasa and other river ports via the Ubangui River to Bangui (Central African Republic). Goma and Bukavu on Lake Kivu to Gisenyi, Kibuye and Cyangugu in Rwanda.
Station name Route(s) Aketi Aketi – Bumba Aketi – Isiro Andoma (Liénart) : Aketi – Isiro Bangu Kinshasa Est – Matadi Bukama Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi
The Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge is a proposed road-rail bridge construction project over the Congo River. It will connect the Republic of the Congo with the Democratic Republic of the Congo at their respective capitals, Brazzaville and Kinshasa. The project has proceeded intermittently, but work was slated to begin in 2023 and be completed in ...
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.
Western Ferries route map MV Sound of Sanda House flag used by Western Ferries. In the mid-1960s the islands on the west coast of Scotland were served by two kinds of vessel; mail ferries operated by David MacBrayne Ltd and "puffers" – small bulk cargo vessels capable of landing at simple piers or on the beach to discharge coal, lime etc. MacBrayne's also operated cargo vessels out of Glasgow.
The Glasgow South Western Line links into the ferries at Stranraer via the bus connecting with Cairnryan for the Stena Line ferries to the Port of Belfast and the P&O Ferries to Larne Harbour. The Stena Line ships (previously Sealink) ran from Stranraer Harbour until 2011. A bus connection to Cairnryan is also now provided from Ayr.