The Gaza Railway is a narrow gauge railway that operated in southern Mozambique from Xai-Xai (former Villa de João Belo) via Manjacaze junction (53 km) with branches to Chicomo (37 km) and Mauela (50 km). It was constructed in the early 1900s for the transportation of passengers and cashew nuts.Travel Guide to Maputo and Southern Mozambique - by Bridget Hilton-Barber With branches, its total length was . The railway operated several small American steam locomotives, including a Baldwin 2-8-0, built in 1925, a Baldwin 0-6-2 and an Alco 2-6-0.Steam in Mocambique, August/September 1999Durrant, A.E., A.A. Jorgensen, C.P. Lewis. Steam in Africa, London, 1981, Hamlyn. In 2000, parts of the railway line were washed away by floods and the railway has not been used since then. As of 2026 the website of CFM, the national railway company of Mozambique, does not list it.
The Xai-Xai Railway Station, main terminus of the line, is at the intersection of Rua Milagre Mabote with Rua Martines Revolucao, at where it can be seen on Google Maps.
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