Rail transport in Malawi
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Malawi Railways is the national rail network in
The rail network totalled 797 kilometres in 2001. Like most railways in Southern Africa, it is entirely to
Maps
Railway links with adjacent countries
Mozambique
In the city of Nkaya there is an interconnection between the Nacala railway and the Sena railway. Through the Nacala railway, it is possible to access the Port of Nacala in the east, and in the northwest of Mozambique, in the Moatize coal mines. Via the Sena railway (or Shire Highlands railway), there is a connection between the cities of Mchinji, Lilongue, Salima, Nkaya, Blantyre, Nsanje, Nhamayabué, Dondo and Port of Beira.
The
In April 2011, the Malawi government and the Brazilian mining company
Tanzania and Zambia
In 2015, an extension of the Chipata line to a junction with the
A rail link to Chipata in Zambia was completed in 1984,[4] but a connection onward into Zambia was only opened in 2010. This line remains idle because there are few facilities at Chipata.[5]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ "Malawi ore corridor agreement". Railway Gazette International. 23 May 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.railwaysafrica.com/news/article/linking-chipata-to-tazara
- ^ Railway Gazette International Dec 2016, p. 07
- ^ "Railway Gazette: News in Brief". Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "ZAMBIA'S IDLE CHIPATA LINE". Railways Africa. 20 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
Further reading
- Robinson, Neil (2009). World Rail Atlas and Historical Summary. Volume 7: North, East and Central Africa. Barnsley, UK: World Rail Atlas Ltd. ISBN 978-954-92184-3-5.
External links
Media related to Rail transport in Malawi at Wikimedia Commons