Rail
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Three major rail projects inherited from previous administrations have been completed and commissioned:
Abuja Metro Rail and the Abuja-Kaduna Rail, and the 327km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail, started in 1987, have been completed in 2020.
A fourth Rail Project, the Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project, kicked off in 2017, and is due to be complete… read more
In full compliance with the measures imposed by the competent authorities and following the gradual changes in demand, the National Office of Railways (ONCF) strengthens from Monday 1st June 2020 the supply of trains Shuttle Express (TNR), maintained at reduced speed during confinement on the nearby axes of Casa Port - Settat, Casa Port -… read more
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has re-constructed the track formation that got damaged at KM32 in Mwakanga (32Km South West of Dar es Salaam), following a landslide that occurred on 30th April 2020 and resulted in the track being rendered impassable.
With this development, full operations have resumed and trains have… read more
The rehabilitation and repair of the Nanyuki – Nairobi railway branch line is now in high gear. Kenya Railways recently delivered a locomotive, a coach and carriers to Nanyuki to aid in the rehabilitation process. The equipment is being used to carry the workers and materials.
The works which are set to be implemented in six … read more
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) is frantically working on restoring train operations following a disruption occasioned by a landslide that occurred on 30th April 2020 around the Mwakanga area, 32 kilometres South-West of Dar es Salaam.
The landslide was caused by heavy and persistent rainfall in the area, which weaken… read more
Reconstruction of the metre-gauge freight railway through the suburbs of Dakar has been successfully completed, despite the constraints imposed by new working arrangements to protect against coronavirus.
The electrified 1 435 mm gauge TER express rail link to the capital’s Blaise Diagne International Airport is being built alongs… read more
Modernising urban transport has always been hinged on the current and projected congestion of a city and efficient transport modes for both people and goods (among other considerations). In Greater Antananarivo the population is expected to increase significantly by 2025, with recent figures projecting roughly 4.2 million people. This is probabl… read more
Tanzania Railway Corporation is continuing with compensation in Dodoma for all citizens who have been impacted by the construction project of the modern railway in Morogoro. Covid-19 protocols are in place to mitigate risk to the community.
Uganda Railroad as announced to halt all pessenger services in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
All passenger train services were already suspended on March 23rd 2020 until further notice. Freight trains will continue to operate.
From next week, the TAZARA passenger trains will not cross the border between Tanzania and Zambia. Instead, the passenger trains will run within the respective boundaries of Tanzania and Zambia.
Nigeria fact sheet: Rail Projects In The Five Years Of Buhari Administration
Maroc: ONCF will increase the number of daily trains
TAZARA: Track ok, operations restarted
Kenya: Rehabilitation Of The Nanyuki Railway Line On Course
Dakar freight line rebuild completed
Madagascar Looking To Revitalise Rail And Bus Operations
Uganda rail service effected
