Kidatu
Kidatu, Tanzania | |
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UTC+3 (East Africa Time) | |
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Kidatu is a town in central
sugar cane plantation and factory which produces 130,000 tonnes (130,000 long tons; 140,000 short tons) of sugar per year.[1]
Geography
It lies on plains to the south of mountains to the north.
Transport
Kidatu is the terminus of a 107 km-long (66 mi) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
TAZARA
railway was built through.
Hence there is a break of gauge at Kidatu.
It is about 300 km (190 mi) from Dar es Salaam, either via the north or TAZARA.
Transshipment hub
Since 1998, a
break-of-gauge at this location.[3] This hub connects the large 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) zone of southern Africa and bypasses congestion at Dar es Salaam
.
Under a deal with Tanzania,
metre gauge trains that connect with 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) trains at Kidatu are operated by the Trans Africa Railway Corporation.[4][5]
Approximately 160,000 t (160,000 long tons; 180,000 short tons) of traffic passes through the hub each year.
Industry
Kidatu has a
sugar mill.[6]
See also
- Kidatu Dam
- Transport in Tanzania
- East African Railway Master Plan
- Cape-Cairo railway
- Railway stations in Tanzania
References
- ^ "Sugar Factories of Tanzania: Kilombero: Illovo Sugar". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- ^ "Tanzania Railways Corporation". Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- ^ "Uganda Govt Looks Forward to Regional Railway Link-up". The East African. 19–25 October 1998. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001.
- ^ Historic rail deal for Tanzania | African Business | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ "Trans Africa Railway Corporation Tanzania (TARC)". Imbani Group Companies. Archived from the original on 2012-09-03.
- ^ Goliath Sugar
External links
- Rail in East Africa
- Freedom railway Archived 2008-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Dar[permanent dead link]