Railway stations in Tanzania

Railway stations in Tanzania include:

Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway

Maps UN Map - Tanga and Kidatu lines not shown. Railways in southern Africa Official map UNHCR Map Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button at the top and scroll down the MSN map.

Towns served by rail

Tanzania Railways Corporation ( all gauge)

Central Line

Dar es Salaam - ocean port - former national capital - 8 km from TAZARA line Railways in Tanzania Ruvu (75m) - junction to Tanga line Morogoro (510m) - junction to north Kilosa (572m) - junction going south to TAZARA Gulwe (680m) Igandu (985m) Dodoma (1148m) - The national capital Manyoni (1244m) - junction going north to Singida Itigi (1306m) Ikungu (1289m) Tabora (1212m) - junction going north to Mwanza Kaliua (1112m) - junction going south to Mpanda Kigoma (775m) - terminal and port on Lake Tanganyika

Kidatu Line (Not shown on map) Kilosa (572m) - junction Kidatu (294m) - branch terminus - also served with break of gauge by TAZARA, with a container trans-shipment facility to move freight containers between TAZARA and Tanzania Railways Corporation trainsThe EastAfrican

Mwanza Line Tabora (1212m) - junction Bukene (1188m) Isaka (1197m) - 'dry port' and proposed junction for lines to Rwanda and Burundi Shinyanga (1126m) Mwanza (1209m) - inland port on Lake Victoria

Mpanda Line Kaliua (1112m) - junction Mpanda (1074m) - branch terminus

Singida Line

Manyoni (1244m) - junction Issuna (1423m) Ikungi (1532m) Puma Singida (1122m) - branch terminus

Link Line

Morogoro (510m) - junction with Central Line Ruvu (75m) Kitonga (65m) Sadani (1m) Hale (184m) - junction Korogwe (301m) - junction with Tanga Line

Tanga line Tanga (1m) - ocean port Korogwe (301m) - junction to south Mkomazi (485m) Same (897m) Moshi (990m) - junction to north and Kenya Arusha (1254m) - soda ash mining

Proposed extensions

September 2007 Arusha (1254m) Musoma (1172m) on Lake Victoria.RailwaysAfrica 3/2007 p 24

Tanga Mwambani Bay

( gauge) Tanga Singida Mutukula, Tanzania Mutukula, Uganda Kampala

(branch) Mutukula Musoma - Lake Victoria port

Standard Gauge Dar es Salaam Pugu (19 km) Soga (51 km) Ruvu (74 km) - junction on old line only. Freight Yard (93 km) Ngerengere (135 km) Morogoro (205 km) - end stage one - work started in April 2017. Dodoma - capital Makutupora - (336 km from previous station) Tabora - (294 km) Isaka - (133 km) - inland dry port Mwanza - (249 km) - port city on Lake Victoria Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika

Mtwara Line (Southern Province Railway) - (defunct) In 1949 a line was built to link the Tanganyika groundnut scheme plantations around Nachingwea with the port of Mtwara. The scheme famously foundered and the railway was abandoned in 1962. Proposals have been made for a new railway to link Mtwara to iron ore deposits in the west, perhaps linking via Songea to Liganga.

Island of Unguja

A short line lasted from 1879 to 1888.

Mtwara (rebuilt)

Mtwara (1 m) - port for groundnut scheme Lindi (1 m) - potential port Nachingwea (380 m) groundnut scheme terminus Mchuchuma (____m) - coal Songea Liganga (1210 m) - iron ore

TAZARA Railway

Formerly also called TanZam Railway.

gauge to match Zambian/Southern African networks.

Dar es Salaam - ocean port - 8 km from TRC line Mzenga (137 m) Kisaki (292 m) Kidatu (294 m) - break of gauge connection with Tanzania Railways Corporation, with a container trans-shipment facility to move freight containers between TAZARA and Tanzania Railways Corporation trains. on short branch. Mang'ula Kiberege Ifakara (192 m) Lwipa Mbingu Mngeta Chita Mlimba Makambako Chimala Mbeya (1661 m) - workshops Mbozi Vwawa (1274 m) Tunduma, Tanzania (1301 m) - Tanzania / Zambian border Mkushi, Zambia (1277 m)

Mbeya possible junction Kasanga

Rehabilitation

North-South Corridor ProjectRailways Africa May 2009, p8

Gauge

and are too close to allow 3-rail dual gauge; you have to have 4-rail dual gauge. But if you have 4-rail gauge, then you can include gauge (standard gauge) at the cost of slightly longer sleepers.

Container port

The container port at Dar es Salaam is served by both and railway gauge tracks.

See also

History of rail transport in Tanzania Rail transport in Tanzania Railway stations in Kenya Railway stations in Zambia Railway stations in Rwanda Railway stations in Burundi Railway stations in Uganda Tanzania Railways Corporation Dual gauge

References