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Matadi train station, September 2015. The mouth of the Congo forms one of Africa's largest harbours. In addition to Matadi, which is the furthest upriver, three ports are located within it, the others being Boma and Banana in DR Congo and Soyo in Angola. Matadi serves as a major import and export point for the whole nation.
The port is situated in Banana Creek, an inlet about 1 km wide on the north bank of the Congo River's mouth. Port of Boma: Kongo Central: Banana|Boma: CDBOA: Medium-sized port. The maximum draft of the port is 6.7m. [4] The second-largest port of the country, after Matadi.
Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include: Maps. UN Map West; ... Matadi Bukama Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi Bumba Aketi ...
The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway was built between 1890 and 1898 in order to bypass the series of rapids and falls which hindered access from the South Atlantic Ocean to the Congo Basin. [1] Its length is 366 km (227 mi) and it is run by Société commerciale des transports et des ports (SCTP) (until 2011, ONATRA ).
The Matadi Bridge, also known as the OEBK Bridge for Organisation pour l’équipement de Banana-Kinshasa, and formerly known as Pont Maréchal in French, is a suspension bridge across the Congo River at Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was completed in 1983 by a consortium of Japanese companies.
Matadi is a commune of the city of Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo This page was last edited on 16 March 2023, at 00:31 (UTC). Text is ...
Matadi Tshimpi Airport (IATA: MAT, ICAO: FZAM) is an airport serving the city of Matadi in Kongo Central Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The runway is north of Matadi, across the Congo River. The Matadi NDB (Ident: MS) is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) southeast of the runway. [3]
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 ...