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Railways in Sudan. Sudan has 4,725 kilometers of narrow-gauge, single-track railways.The main line runs from Wadi Halfa on the Egyptian border to Khartoum and southwest to El-Obeid via Sennar and Kosti, with extensions to Nyala in Southern Darfur and Wau in Western Bahr al Ghazal, South Sudan.
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]
In March 2024, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology unveiled the Target Network 2040 (Zielnetz 2040) which included plans for a new high-speed railway line between Wels and the German border enabling travel times of 2.5 hours between Vienna and Munich. [243]
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]
Railway stations in Sudan include: Maps. UNHCR Atlas Map [1] UN Map [2] Different maps [3] Aljabalan map; Sudan and South Sudan Map [4] Existing and Proposed.
Back in 2020 and 2021, the company saw over 40% revenue growth, but revenue growth has been below 25% in the past two years, being just under 24% in 2022 and 17% in 2023.
The main problem is the difference in terms of gauge between the two countries which lead to a Break of gauge.. Egypt has the standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) whereas Sudan uses a narrow gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) .
In 2018, India's government set a target of achieving 100% electrification, with budget allocated for the task, and an initial target for completion in fiscal year 2021-2. [ 15 ] [ 2 ] The next year, IR set up a plan to achieve this goal in five fiscal years, with an aim to complete the project by December 2023. [ 3 ]