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The Tokar–Trinkitat Light Railway was built in 1921 and 1922 at 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow gauge and was 29 km long, [23] primarily used for the export of the cotton crop from Tokar. It used ex-War Department Light Railways rolling stock and Simplex locomotives. It was absorbed by Sudan Railways in 1933 and closed in 1952. [24]
Location of Sudan. Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in North Africa.In 2010, Sudan was considered the 17th-fastest-growing economy [1] in the world and the rapid development of the country largely from oil profits even when facing international sanctions was noted by The New York Times in a 2006 article. [2]
The River Transport Corporation (RTC) operated as a parastatal from 1973 until 2007 when two private companies, the Nile River Transport Corporation and the Sudan River Transport Corporation, took it over. [7] Before that, the latter companies were run by the Sudan Railways Corporation essentially as feeders to the rail line. [7]
Atbara is an important railway junction and railroad manufacturing centre, and most employment in Atbara is related to the rail lines. The Sudanese National Railway Company's headquarters are located in Atbara. The city also is home to one of Sudan's largest cement factories, the Atbara Cement Corporation.
The current rail infrastructure, which was constructed between 1959–1962, and was left over from the previous Sudan government, is in a serious state of disrepair. It consists of a 248 kilometers (154 mi) narrow-gauge (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)), single-track line that connects Babonosa (Sudan) with the city of Wau in South Sudan.
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation: US$8.3bn [79] Sudan Railway Khartoum to Port Sudan, Sudan 2007–2012, 2014 opened China Railway Engineering Corporation: US$1.5bn [80] [74] TAZARA Railway: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia 1970–1975 Railway Engineering Corps (now CRCC), Ministry of Railways (now CCECC) US$500m
Sri Lanka Railways, Sri Lanka: Consulting and management assistance [23] Sudan Railways, Sudan: Consulting; Tanzania Railway Corporation, Tanzania: General management [24] Togo Railways, Togo: General management [25] Uzbek Railways, Uzbekistan: Expert-based consultancy for elastic fasteners and accounting system project
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