TAZARA resumes cross-border passenger train operations between Tanzania and Zambia!
The Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that the Chambeshi Railway Bridge on the Chambeshi River in Zambia's Muchinga Province, which was closed to traffic on 13 October 2021, has been re-opened, following the completion of repair works by the Engineering Contractor. However, passage is currently limited to freight trains only at a restricted running speed, as readings are taken to gauge the bridge performance and suitability for full train operations in the next two weeks.
As test runs are going on, TAZARA is mobilizing and preparing the coaches for the Kilimanjaro and Mukuba passenger trains in readiness for the resumption of cross-border passenger services between Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, and New Kapiri-Mposhi, in Zambia, which were suspended in March 2020 following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Mukuba and Kilimanjaro passenger trains are both set to resume their journeys from New Kapiri-Mposhi and Dar es Salaam, respectively, on 04 October 2022. We'll keep you posted!
