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Rail dominated commercial transport in the early years of independent Sudan but competition from highways increased rapidly and by 2013, 90% of inland transport in Sudan was by road. [4] The main rail system was reorganised into two parts; the SRC which owned the physical assets of the Sudan Railways and the other part being a collection of ...
The Babanusa-Wau Railway was an extension of Sudan Railways from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to the city of Wåu. The line was constructed to Sudan Railways gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and was completed in 1961. During the continuing of the civil war in the south (1983–2005), the bridge at Aweil was destroyed in the 1980s and left Wau ...
The Dakar-Port Sudan Railway is a proposed 4,000 km long transcontinental railway between Dakar, Senegal and Port Sudan, Sudan. It was proposed in 2008-2010 to pass through several countries along the way with spur lines to capital cities not on the direct route. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The other line, the Gezira Light Railway, was owned by the Sudan Gezira Board and served the Gezira Scheme and its Manaqil Extension. [5] In 1959 the railways made up 40% of the Sudanese gross domestic product [3] but by 2009 only 6% of Sudan's traffic was carried by rail [2] and since the 1970s competition from highways increased rapidly. [6]
Railways in Sudan Blue = 1067mm gauge Red = 1000mm gauge dotted = out of use or proposed. Railway stations in Sudan include: Maps. UNHCR Atlas Map [1] UN Map [2]
Overview of routes discussed. Not all links displayed were finished. Boarding Cape to Cairo Railway in the Belgian Congo, c. 1900–1915. Crossing at Victoria Falls. The Cape to Cairo Railway is an unfinished project to create a railway line crossing from southern to northern Africa. It would have been the largest, and most important, railway ...
Pages in category "Rail transport in Sudan" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Sudan (1 P) B. Railway bridges in Sudan (2 P) S. Railway stations in Sudan (1 P)