Benguela Railway

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Benguela Railway is a major Angolan railway line that historically linked the country’s interior and neighboring regions to the Atlantic port of Lobito, serving as a key route for freight and passenger transport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rail transport infrastructure
railway line
completedToBorderWithDRC 1929
connectsMiningRegion Copperbelt
linked to: Copperbelt region

Katanga
connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Port of Lobito
Zambia
constructionStartDate 1903
constructionUnder Portuguese colonial administration
country Angola
designedAs export corridor for minerals
economicImportance facilitates mineral exports from Central Africa
supports regional trade integration
electrification none
gauge 1067 mm
Cape gauge
historicalOperator Caminho de Ferro de Benguela concession company
historicalRole key route for agricultural exports
key route for copper exports
link between Katanga mining region and Atlantic coast
linkType land bridge between interior and Atlantic port
locatedIn Angola
namedAfter Benguela Province
openingDate 1912
operator Caminho de Ferro de Benguela
linked to: Benguela Railway
owner Government of Angola
partOf Lobito Corridor
linked to: Lobito
passesThrough Benguela Province
Bié Province
Huambo Province
Moxico Province
primaryUse freight transport
passenger transport
regionServed Angolan interior
Central Africa
rehabilitationContractor China Railway 20 Bureau Group
rehabilitationPeriod 2000s
2010s
rehabilitationSupportFrom China
reopenedForFreight 2010s
reopenedForPassengers 2010s
status operational
terminus Lobito
Luau
trackGaugeType narrow gauge
trackType single track
wasSeverelyDamagedDuring Angolan Civil War

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Huambo railwayServedBy Benguela Railway
Lobito connectedBy Benguela Railway
Lobito partOf Benguela railway corridor
linked to: Benguela Railway
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo connectsToRailwayNetwork Angola rail network
linked to: Benguela Railway
Nova Lisboa locatedOn Benguela Railway
Benguela Railway operator Caminho de Ferro de Benguela
linked to: Benguela Railway
Luau locatedOn Benguela railway
linked to: Benguela Railway
Caála usesRailway Benguela Railway
Luena railwayLine Benguela Railway