Matadi-Kinshasa Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:builtBy Compagnie du Chemin de Fer du Congo
gptkbp:cargo wood
agricultural products
minerals
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Congo_River
gptkbp:connectsTo gptkb:Matadi_Port
Kinshasa Railway Station
gptkbp:electrification not electrified
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Kinshasa
gptkbp:gauge 1,067 mm
gptkbp:hasBridge Kinsuka Bridge
gptkbp:hasStation Kimpese Station
Kinshasa Central Station
Matadi Station
Mbanza-Ngungu Station
Songololo Station
gptkbp:hasTunnel several tunnels
gptkbp:historicalEvent construction involved forced labor
major upgrade in 1923
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Congo_Railway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Matadi-Kinshasa Railway
gptkbp:length 366 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:opened 1898
gptkbp:operator Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports (SCTP)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Trans-African_Railway_network
gptkbp:publicTransit yes
gptkbp:purpose bypass Congo River rapids
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Matadi
gptkb:Kinshasa
gptkb:Kimpese
gptkb:Songololo
gptkb:Mbanza-Ngungu
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Matadi
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:website http://www.sctp.cd/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Léopoldville_(Belgian_Congo)
gptkb:Matadi_Port
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7