Transport in Burundi
There are a number of systems of transport in Burundi, including road and water-based infrastructure, the latter of which makes use of Lake Tanganyika. Furthermore, there are also some airports in Burundi.
Burundi has limited ferry services on Lake Tanganyika, few road connections to neighboring countries, no rail connections, and only one airport with a paved runway. Public transport is extremely limited and private bus companies operate buses on the route to Kigali, Uganda, Tanzania and Democratic Republic of Congo.[1]
Roads
Roads total 12,322 kilometres (7,657 mi) as of 2004. On paper, there are 90 public buses in the country but few of these are operational. Transport is extremely limited, and private bus companies operate buses on the route to Kigali, Uganda, Tanzania or the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2]
Waterways
Lake Tanganyika is used for transport, with the major port on the lake being Bujumbura. Most freight is transported down waterways.[3]
As of May 2015, MV Mwongozo, a passenger and cargo ferry, connects Bujumbura with Kigoma in Tanzania.[4]
Airports and air services
Burundi possesses
As of May 2015, the airlines serving Burundi are: Brussels Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, flydubai, Kenya Airways, and RwandAir. Kigali is the city with the most daily departures.
Railways
Burundi does not possess any
At a meeting in August 2006 with members of the
Another project was launched in the same year, which aims to link Burundi and Rwanda (which also has no railways) to the DRC and Zambia, and therefore to the rest of Southern Africa. At a meeting to inaugurate the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA), the governments of Uganda and Burundi backed the proposed new railway from the Ugandan western railhead at Kasese into the DRC.
Additionally, Burundi has been added to a planned railway project to connect Tanzania and Rwanda. In January 2022, the governments of Burundi and Tanzania announced the planned construction of an electrified standard gauge railway, which will link the two countries.[7] The line is known as the Tanzania–Burundi Standard Gauge Railway.
2013
A project started in November 2013 to build a
See also
External links
References
- ^ Bus Planet, Buses in Burundi, http://www.bus-planet.com/bus/bus-africa/Burundi-site/index.html
- ^ Bus Planet, Buses in Burundi, http://www.bus-planet.com/bus/bus-africa/Burundi-site/index.html
- ^ Mugumyankiko, Emmanuel. "The critical importance of access to the sea to the development of Burundi". General Maritime Administration Dissertations. General Maritime Administration Dissertations. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ World Travel Guide, Travel to Burundi, http://www.worldtravelguide.net/burundi/travel-by
- ^ "Burundi Travel Guide". www.traveldojo.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ "China to Assist Rwanda". Railways Africa website. Railways Africa. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ "Tanzania, Burundi sign multimillion-dollar SGR deal". The Citizen. 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ Kenya launches new railway to reach South Sudan and Burundi, BBC News, 28 November 2013.
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook.
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