Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway
Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway in Dar es Salaam – Mwanza, Tanzania: railway, about 2,000 km (planned), under construction. Developer: Tanzania Railways Corporation. Architect: —. Construction progress, photos and news.
- Design
- about 2,000 km (planned)
- Type
- Railway
- Status
- Under construction
- Stage
- Rising
- Developer
- Tanzania Railways Corporation
- Architect
- —
- Location
- Dar es Salaam – Mwanza, Tanzania
An electric standard-gauge railway from the port of Dar es Salaam to Lake Victoria at Mwanza and Lake Tanganyika at Kigoma, with links planned on to Rwanda and Burundi. Trains run at up to 160 km/h.
Passenger trains between Dar es Salaam and Dodoma started in 2024, and freight service followed. The sections to Tabora, Isaka and Mwanza are being built, and work on Tabora–Kigoma has started. In September 2026 the prime minister set 2030 as the target for passenger trains from Mwanza to Dodoma.
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