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A new rail freight service linking Maputo Port in Mozambique with three major Zimbabwean trade hubs has begun operating.
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A ground-breaking ceremony took place in Kano, Nigeria, on July 15 to mark the beginning of construction of the $US 1.2bn 204km standard gauge railway to Kaduna. This section is part of the 1343km Kano – Abuja railway project.
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Loans totalling €600m have been signed to finance construction of a 100 km section of 1 435 mm gauge line on the Western Railway corridor running inland from Takoradi Harbour to Huni Valley.
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SAPRO Mayoko, a mining company with operations in southwest Congo, has signed a contract worth CAFr 600bn ($US 1.08bn) with Thelo DB, a South African-based partnership between Thelo and German Rail (DB) subsidiary DB Engineering & Consulting, to construct a 412km line from its mining operations in the Niari region to the future iron-ore port in Pointe-Noire.
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Mining group Sapro has finalised an agreement with the Thelo DB joint venture for the construction and operation of a 412 km heavy haul railway to connect its Mayoko iron ore mine with the deepwater port of Pointe-Noire on the Atlantic coast.
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SUDAN is reportedly planning to invest $US 643m in renewing its 1067mm-gauge rail network and improving international connections, as the country recovers from years of dictatorship and debt issues.
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Diversified logistics company Unitrans Africa has launched dedicated rail freight services between the Port of Maputo in Mozambique and three trading hubs at Harare, Bulawayo and Gweru in Zimbabwe.
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South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has been selected as preferred bidder for a 335·4bn won contract to supply 80 electric multiple-units and 17 electric locomotives to Tanzania Railways Corp by 2024.
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South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has announced a 335·4bn won contract to supply 80 electric multiple-units and 17 electric locomotives to Tanzania Railways Corp by 2024.
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TANZANIA Railway Corporation (TRC) has awarded Hyundai Rotem a Won 335.4bn ($US 296.9m) contract to supply 80 EMUs and 17 electric locomotives, which are due to be delivered by 2024.
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Kenya is constructing a railway line that connects the coastal port of Mombasa and the interior of the country. It is expected to terminate at Malaba, a town on the border with Uganda, and link up with other railways that are being built in East Africa.
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President Alpha Condé attended the inauguration on June 18 of the 125 km Santou – Dapilon railway, which has been built by the Société Minière de Boké-Winning consortium to link bauxite deposits at Santou II and Houda with the River Nunez port of Dapilon near Kolabouio.
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KENYA Railways Corporation (KRC) has stopped operating double-stack trains from the Port of Mombasa to Nairobi because of a significant drop in cargo volumes.
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DP World has launched a dedicated container service from Maputo in Mozambique to Harare in Zimbabwe, and is planning further services to connect Maputo with Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland.
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Nigerian Railway Corp launched full commercial services on the 157 km Lagos – Ibadan standard gauge line on June 15, President Muhammadu Buhari having attended an inauguration ceremony on June 10.
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THE president of Nigeria, Mr Muhammadu Buhari, has launched commercial operation on the 157km Lagos – Ibadan Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), after construction began in March 2017.
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Indian Railways has sent another 3000 HP Cape Gauge locomotive to Mozambique to strengthen the Indo-African relationship.
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President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi has laid a foundation stone to launch work to reinstate the 44 km section of the Sena line between Mutarara and Vila Nova da Fronteira on the border with Malawi.
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THE Nigerian government is set to retake the initiative with its standard gauge railway (SGR) project by allocating funds to cover the cost of the Kano – Kaduna section following delays by the Export-Import Bank (Exim) of China to approve a $US 5.3bn loan for the project that has been pending for close to two years.
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KENYA plans to spend Shillings 32bn ($US 297.2m) through the National Treasury’s 2021-22 budget to upgrade its railway network next year, as the country looks to attract more passengers and freight to rail.
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THE first freight service on Guinea’s Dasheng Railway operated from Shengtu mining area on May 26, ahead of the full opening of the line next month.
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THE South African government intends to spend Rand 1.9bn ($US 137.2m) to repair vandalised railway infrastructure after the government-imposed lockdowns to contain the spread of Covid-19.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
TANZANIA has begun testing the electrical systems on the first section of its standard gauge railway (SGR) from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro, the first electrified line in east Africa, following the construction of a transmission line.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
THE Ugandan parliament has approved the government’s plans to borrow €327.01m to support the Kampala – Malaba Metre Gauge Railway Projec to refurbish the existing line from the Ugandan capital to the Kenyan border.
Posted 2 months ago by Railpage System User
THE government of Ghana has outlined its ambitions for three rail projects worth a combined $US 12.9bn, as the country looks to attract private investment in order to achieve its development goals.
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