Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)

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The Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a major bi-national rail line built with Chinese assistance that links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, serving as a key transport and trade corridor in East and Southern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international railway
railway line
transport corridor
avoidsDependenceOn Rhodesian rail routes
South African ports
builder People's Republic of China
linked to: China
builtWith Chinese assistance
connectsTo Port of Dar es Salaam
Zambian rail network
constructionStartDate 1970
constructionWorkersFrom China
Tanzania
Zambia
country Tanzania
Zambia
crosses Great Rift Valley
numerous bridges
fundedBy Chinese government
gauge 1067 mm
hasAbbreviation TAZARA
hasBorderCrossing Tunduma–Nakonde border
hasNumberOfStations over 90
hasSignificantStructure Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section
headquartersLocation Dar es Salaam
inception 1975
isMajorRouteFor bulk commodities
general cargo
languageOfOperation Bemba
linked to: Bemba language

English
Swahili
linked to: Swahili language
length approximately 1860 kilometres
openingDate 1976
operator TAZARA Railway Authority
passesThrough Chilongolo
Kasama
Mbeya
Mpika
Nakonde
Tunduma
politicalContext Cold War era project
primaryFunction export corridor for Zambian copper
purpose freight transport
passenger transport
regionServed East Africa
Southern Africa
supports regional integration
regional trade
terminus Dar es Salaam
Kapiri Mposhi
trackGauge Cape gauge

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Lusaka railwayConnection Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
subject linked to: Lusaka, Zambia
Dar es Salaam railConnection TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania–Zambia Railway hasAbbreviation TAZARA
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania–Zambia Railway operator TAZARA Railway Authority
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Zambia Railways network linksToRailway TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mbeya Region hasRailway Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority line
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania and Zambia shareInfrastructure TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania and Zambia haveBilateralAgreement TAZARA Railway Agreement
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Copperbelt Province railConnection Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) via Ndola
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kabwe railwayLine Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) connection
subject linked to: Kabwe, Zambia
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Dar es Salaam Region hasRailConnection TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Port of Dar es Salaam connectedTo TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Central Province, Zambia containsTransportInfrastructure Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) line near Kapiri Mposhi
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tunduma locatedOnRailwayLine TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mpika locatedOnTransportRoute Tanzania–Zambia Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mpika railwayLine TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Chilongolo locatedOnTransportRoute Tanzania–Zambia Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Chilongolo servedByRailway Tanzania–Zambia Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section partOf Tanzania–Zambia Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section partOf Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority network
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section openedAsPartOf Tanzania–Zambia Railway initial construction
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tunduma–Nakonde border onRailway TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tunduma–Nakonde border partOf Tanzania–Zambia transport network
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Southern African rail network includesCorridor Tazara Corridor
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kapiri Mposhi railJunction Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kapiri Mposhi railJunction TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kapiri Mposhi railwayTerminusFor TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mbeya railwayConnection Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mbeya railwayConnection TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Nakonde nearInfrastructure TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Southern Highlands of Tanzania hasTransportInfrastructure TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzanian railway network hasOperator Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzanian railway network hasMajorComponent TAZARA Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Northern Province, Zambia hasTransportLink Tazara Railway
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)