Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo

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Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo is the state-owned railway company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, responsible for operating much of the country’s rail transport infrastructure and services.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public enterprise
railway operator
state-owned railway company
abbreviation SNCC
connectsToRailwayNetwork Angola rail network
linked to: Benguela Railway

Tanzania rail network
Zambia rail network
country Democratic Republic of the Congo
dateFounded 1974
formedByMergerOf Compagnie des Chemins de fer Katanga-Dilolo-Léopoldville
Compagnie des Chemins de fer du Congo Supérieur aux Grands Lacs Africains
Compagnie du chemin de fer du Bas-Congo au Katanga
gaugeTypeUsed Cape gauge
hasOfficialWebsite http://www.sncc.cd
hasPredecessor Compagnie des Chemins de fer Katanga-Dilolo-Léopoldville
Compagnie des Chemins de fer du Congo Supérieur aux Grands Lacs Africains
Compagnie du chemin de fer du Bas-Congo au Katanga
headquartersCountry Democratic Republic of the Congo
headquartersLocation Lubumbashi
industry rail transport
keyHubStation Kalemie railway station
Kananga railway station
Kindu railway station
Lubumbashi railway station
languageOfName French
legalForm state-owned enterprise
modeOfTransport railway
operatesIn Democratic Republic of the Congo
operatesInfrastructureType railway lines
operatesInRegion Kasai
linked to: Kasai region

Katanga
Maniema
linked to: Maniema Province

Tanganyika Province
operatesLine Kindu–Kalemie railway
Lubumbashi–Ilebo railway
operatesRollingStockType freight wagons
locomotives
passenger coaches
ownedBy Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ownsInfrastructureType railway lines
primaryCommodityTransported agricultural products
cobalt
copper
minerals
sector transportation
serviceType freight transport
passenger transport
shortName SNCC

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Zambia Railways network linksToRailway Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo
Kindu railwayConnection Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo network
linked to: Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo