TAZARA: Resumption of cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and Zambia has been p
The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has to postpone the resumption of cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and Zambia again. We just got confirmation from TAZARA's Public Relations Manager, Conrad Simuchile, that the repairs at the Chambeshi Rail Bridge are not yet complete "due to unforseen challenges faced in completing the works by the Engineering Contractor". TAZARA now expects that the works will be finished by 27 (30) August 2022 and that the bi-national railway will resume operations between Tanzania and Zambia from 15 September 2022.
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) is a bi-national railway, jointly owned by the Government of Tanzania and the Government of Zambia on an equal share-holding basis. The 1,860 km-rail runs from Tanzania and East Africa’s major seaport of Dar es Salaam into the heart of Zambia's Central Province, terminating at New Kapiri-Mposhi, where it is further linked by road and rail to Zambia's capital city, Lusaka (about 200 km), Zambia's mining nerve centre, the Copperbelt province (about 100 km) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
