Tanzania-Zambia Railway

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf railway
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Pan-Africanism
gptkbp:built 1970
5 years
gptkbp:challenges funding issues
competition from road transport
dilapidation
gptkbp:community_service ongoing
gptkbp:connects Dar es Salaam
Kapiri Mposhi
to ports
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of cooperation
gptkbp:environmental_impact land degradation
gptkbp:future_plans expansion projects
modernization initiatives
gptkbp:headquarters Dar es Salaam
gptkbp:historical_significance first major railway in Tanzania after independence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tanzania-Zambia Railway
gptkbp:impact regional integration
gptkbp:is_funded_by gptkb:China
gptkbp:is_part_of Southern_African_Development_Community_(SADC)
gptkbp:length 1,860 kilometers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tanzania
gptkb:Zambia
gptkbp:maintenance gptkb:Tanzania-Zambia_Railway_Authority
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Lusaka
gptkb:Dodoma
gptkbp:opened 1975
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Tanzania-Zambia_Railway_Authority
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:passenger_traffic 10 million tons per year
gptkbp:passengerCapacity copper
cotton
maize
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Mbeya
gptkb:Livingstone
gptkbp:purpose transport goods
reduce_dependence_on_South_African_railways
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Zambian_copper_mines
gptkbp:significance facilitates trade
gptkbp:strategicGoals landlocked countries
gptkbp:track 1,067 mm
gptkbp:type standard gauge