Transport in Mozambique
Modes of
On the
Railways
The Mozambican railway system developed over more than a century from three different ports on the
As of 2005[update] there are 3,123 km of railway track, consisting of 2,983 km of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge, compatible with neighboring rail systems, and a 140 km line of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge, the
Newer rolling stock has been supplied by the Indian
Towns served by railways
Roads and highways
Mozambique's inter-city roads are classified as a national or primary road (estrada nacional or estrada primária), or as regional – secondary or tertiary – roads (estradas secundárias and estradas terciáreas). National roads are given the prefix "N" or "EN" followed by a one- or two-digit number. The numbers generally increase from the south of the country to the north. Regional roads are given the prefix "R", followed by a three-digit number.[6]
In 2008 the total length of Mozambique's road network was 32,500 km. The primary and secondary road networks were less than 5000 km each. The tertiary network was 12,700 km. Unclassified or local roads (estradas vicinais) were estimated at 6,700 km, and urban roads at 3,300 km.[7]
The national highway network includes 14 routes:
- N1 (EN1). Maputo – Xai-Xai – N5 junction – Maxixe – Inchope (N6 junction) – Gorongosa – Caia – N10 junction – Mocuba (N11 junction) – Nampula (N13 junction) – Mocuba (N11 junction) – Namialo (N12 junction) – Pemba
- N2 (EN2). eSwatini)
- N3 (EN3). N2 junction – eSwatini)
- N4 (EN4). Maputo – Komatipoort border post (to South Africa)
- N5 (EN5). N1 junction – Inhambane
- N6 (EN6). Beira – Inchope (N1 junction) – Chimoio – N7 junction – Manica – Machipanda border post (to Zimbabwe). The N6 Highway is part of the Beira–Lobito Highway, Highway 9 in the Trans-African Highway network.
- N7 (EN7). N6 junction – Catandica – Changara District (N7 junction) – Tete – Zobue border post (to Malawi)
- N8 (EN8). Changara District (N7 junction) – Nyamapanda border post (to Zimbabwe)
- N9 (EN9). Tete (N6 junction) – Chimefusa border post (to Zambia)
- N10 (EN10). N1 junction – Quelimane
- N11 (EN11). Mocuba (N1 junction) – Milange border post (to Malawi)
- N12 (EN12). Namialo (N1 junction) – Monapo – Nacala
- N13 (EN13). (N14 junction)
- N14 (EN14). Metoro (N1 junction) – Montepuez – Cassembe – Lichinga (N13 junction)
Waterways
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There are 3,750 km of navigable waterways.
Sea transport
Ports and harbours
Seaports on the Indian Ocean coast include:
- Beira-Bulawayo railway) and Malawi (via the Sena railway)
- Inhambane
- )
- deepwater port and a railhead for Malawi (via the Nacala railway).
- Pemba
- Quelimane
- Matutuine, a new coal port in the far south, approved October 2009.[8]
Merchant marine
As of 2002[update] the
Airports
As of 2006[update] there were 158 airports in total, 22 of them having paved runways. The main airport in the country is Maputo International Airport, which is also the hub of Mozambique's flag carrier, LAM Mozambique Airlines.
References
- ^ CIA factbook
- ^ "Mozambique: Australian Company Plans New Coal Mine in Tete By 2010". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Railway Gazette: Pointers September 2010". Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ^ Railway Gazette International, August 2008, p.483
- ^ "Golden Rock workshop exports locos to Mozambique". The Hindu Business Line. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Road numbering systems: Mozambique". Accessed 9 April 2020. https://sites.google.com/site/roadnumberingsystems/home/countries/mozambique
- ^ Dominguez-Torres, Carolina, and Cecilia Briceño-Garmendia (2011). Mozambique’s Infrastructure: A Continental Perspective. The World Bank, June 2011. https://ppiaf.org/documents/3152/download
- ^ "New Mozambique port gets approval". Railways Africa. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
External links
Rail network maps
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook.