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Railway stations in Tanzania
Railway stations in Tanzania include:
Maps
Towns served by rail
Tanzania Railways Corporation
( all gauge)
Central Line
Kidatu Line
Mwanza Line
Mpanda Line
Singida Line
Link Line
Tanga line
Proposed extensions
Standard Gauge
Mtwara Line (Southern Province Railway) - (defunct)
In 1949 a line was built to link the Tanganyika groundnut scheme plantations around Nachingwea with the port of Mtwara. The scheme famously foundered and the railway was abandoned in 1962. Proposals have been made for a new railway to link Mtwara to iron ore deposits in the west, perhaps linking via Songea to Liganga.
Island of Unguja
A short line lasted from 1879 to 1888.
Mtwara (rebuilt)
TAZARA Railway
Formerly also called TanZam Railway. gauge to match Zambian/Southern African networks.
Rehabilitation
Gauge
and are too close to allow 3-rail dual gauge; you have to have 4-rail dual gauge. But if you have 4-rail gauge, then you can include gauge (standard gauge) at the cost of slightly longer sleepers.
Container port
The container port at Dar es Salaam is served by both and railway gauge tracks.
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