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27-479: It mainly manages the Sena railway line, which currently links the railway stations of Blantyre / Limbe , Nkaya , Chipoka , Salima , Lilongwe and Mchinji . Its concession also includes the sections between Marka , Nsanje , Bangula , Luchenza and Blantyre/Limbe stations, which are currently inoperative. In 2010, a multinational mining company Vale (with CEAR and Mozambique Ports and Railways ) managed to sew

54-655: A coal storage yard at the port of Nacala-a-Velha . This subsidiary therefore manages the Malawian sections of the Nacala railway line between Nayuchi , Liwonde , Nkaya (junction railway station) and Mwanza stations. This Malawi -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Africa rail-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sena railway Sena railway , also called Shire Highlands railway , Dondo-Malawi railway and North-South Malawi railway ,

81-580: A small but relatively steady stream of visitors. In addition, Quelimane is home to branches of many international NGOs, and frequent visits from foreign aid consultants, workers, and government officials also contribute to the economy. The city received a further boost when Quelimane hosted the Ninth Annual Frelimo Party Convention in November 2006. After decades of municipal decline, the current mayor, Manuel de Araujo ,

108-490: A town. Until 1853 trade was forbidden to any other than Portuguese. Sisal plantations were organized by Swiss planters in the beginning of the 20th century, namely Joseph Émile Stucky de Quay . The town started to grow and attracted several communities from different backgrounds, including Muslims and Indians, and new infrastructure was built by the Portuguese authorities. Its busy port had tea , grown and processed in

135-530: Is a railway that connects Dondo , Mozambique , to Chipata , in Zambia . It is c. 1000 km long, in a 1067 mm gauge . On the Mozambican stretch, between Dondo and Vila Nova de Fronteira , the managing company is Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM); on the Malawian stretch, between the cities of Marka and Mchinji , the administration is done by the company Central East African Railways (CEAR). In

162-539: Is reportedly overseeing a renewed civic effort at economic and infrastructural restoration. Among the places of worship , they are predominantly Christian churches and temples: Roman Catholic Diocese of Quelimane ( Catholic Church ), ( Reformed Church in Mozambique ( World Communion of Reformed Churches ), Igreja Presbiteriana de Moçambique ( World Communion of Reformed Churches ), Convenção Baptista de Moçambique ( Baptist World Alliance ), Universal Church of

189-625: The Shire Highlands Railway Company was formed in Blantyre by British investors. He soon obtained a concession to build a railway connecting Nsanje , on the Shire River (at the southernmost point of the protectorate), to Mangochi , at the southern end of Lake Malawi , via Chiromo and Blantyre. The first section of this line, between Nsanje and Chiromo, was opened to traffic on 1 September 1904. The contract for

216-544: The Malawian city of Nkaya, since 1970, Malawi had its second rail connection with the port of Nacala , in Mozambique. In 1984, the Nacala railway link was also lost, when the Nacala railway was destroyed by RENAMO forces. After the signing of the Rome General Peace Accords in 1992, there was an effort to reopen traffic, but devastating floods in 1997 in the valley of the Shire and Ruo rivers destroyed

243-785: The Sena railway are: In 1949, the Dona Ana–Moatize branch line , 254 km long, was definitively opened, connecting the very rich areas of the Benga-Moatize coal belt. It also has the Inhamitanga–Marromeu branch, which is 88 km long. Quelimane Quelimane ( Portuguese pronunciation: [keliˈmani] ) is a seaport in Mozambique . It is the administrative capital of the Zambezia Province and

270-538: The Sena-Nhamayabué region, in addition to the sugar production by the company Sena Sugar Estates. The permission for the construction of the north-lakes stretch, beyond Blantyre, was later transferred to the company Central African Railways. In order to cross the Zambezi River and continue the railroad operation, a ferry service was chosen, which paralyzed during the river's drought period. To eliminate

297-466: The areas surrounding Quelimane speak Portuguese. The most common local language is Chuabo . Quelimane, along with much of Zambezia Province, is extremely prone to floods during Mozambique's rainy season. The town originated as a Swahili trade centre, and then grew as a slave market of the Indian Ocean slave trade . Quelimane was founded by Muslim traders (see Kilwa Sultanate ) and was one of

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324-484: The construction of a branch was awarded to the British South Africa Company , connecting Chindio and Nsanje, the latter becoming an important waterway connection port with the maritime city of Beira . The irregular river flow in the region — sometimes with large and destructive floods, sometimes with severe droughts — made safe navigation almost impossible, causing this option to be discarded and

351-495: The continuation of a railway line to Quelimane to be abandoned. The effective planning of what is currently the Sena railway would only begin in 1912, when a common understanding was signed between Nyasaland and the Portuguese administration in Mozambique, for the construction of a railway line that would connect Beira to the African Great Lakes . Between 1919 and 1922, Trans-Zambezia Railways, company winner of

378-523: The district of Zambézia (particularly important in the region around Gurúè , formerly Vila Junqueiro ), as its major export. Coconut was also produced and processed in the city. By 1970, Quelimane had 71,786 inhabitants. Mozambique became independent from Portugal in 1975, after the April 1974 Carnation Revolution at Lisbon . Although its location on the Rio dos Bons Sinais is less important today than in

405-524: The extension of the line was agreed, which would depart from Salima towards the west, reaching Lilongwe and Mchinji . The works were completed and inaugurated in 1979. The Sena railway was the main bulk transport link to Malawi until 1979, when it was destroyed by RENAMO forces in the Mozambican Civil War. As the Sena railway was interconnected with the Nacala railway , at the station in

432-492: The formation of the joint venture " Integrated Northern Logistical Corridor Society ", for the administration of the Nacala railway , having permission to build the railway extension to the coal belt of Benga- Moatize , where the mining company has mineral exploration concessions. The extension departed from the Nkaya interconnection station and continued to Moatize, being completed in 2017. The project includes an export terminal and

459-401: The important Bangula-Chiromo Road-Rail Bridge, connecting the villages of Bangula and Chiromo . The event defined the state of degradation of the line between Blantyre and Nhamayabué, which has been inoperative since then. The Bangula-Chiromo bridge was rebuilt in 2003, but the section of the line between Blantyre and Nhamayabué was left behind for being more sinuous and slower, in addition to

486-432: The low draft and high cargo movement of the port of Beira. It fell into disuse as of 2010, with cargoes being redirected to the Nacala railway . The subsequent discovery of mining areas in northeastern Zambia caused the railway to be extended from Mchinji (Malawi) to the locality of Chipata (Zambia). The works for this extension were completed in 2019, with Chinese funding. In 2021, the Mozambican government started

513-703: The movement of the ferry, Nyasaland Railways Limited (resulting from the merger of the Shire Highlands Railway Company with the Central African Railways) and Trans-Zambezia Railways opted for the construction of the Dona Ana Bridge ; the final cost of the bridge was £ 1.74 million and, for the rest of the 20th century, did not generate enough traffic to pay the interest rate, let alone repay the loans raised to build it. The extension into Malawian territory towards

540-493: The north, between Blantyre and Salima , was completed in 1935, reaching the important port of Chipoka , one of the largest on Lake Malawi. In the 1940s, the Portuguese colonial government for Mozambique built a railway branch linking Dona Ana station, in Nhamayabué, to the coal mines of Moatize. The Dona Ana-Moatize branch line became operational in 1949, with a length of 254 km. In the 1970s, with Mozambican independence,

567-408: The oldest towns in the region. The origins of the name 'Quelimane' are obscure. One tradition alleges that Vasco da Gama , in 1498, inquired about the name of the place from some inhabitants labouring in the fields outside the settlement. Thinking he was asking what they were doing, they simply replied kuliamani ('we are cultivating'). An alternative explanation is that when the Portuguese reached

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594-450: The past, Quelimane remains a major town with a large hospital , two cathedrals , a mosque , and a public university for teachers. Due to its heat, humidity, and distance from the beach, Quelimane is not among Mozambique's major tourist destinations. However, its status as a provincial capital and the fourth-largest city in Mozambique and the increasing ease of access by plane ( Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique runs flights) and road contribute to

621-507: The province's largest city, and stands 25 km (16 mi) from the mouth of the Rio dos Bons Sinais (or "River of the Good Signs"). The river was named when Vasco da Gama , on his way to India , reached it and saw "good signs" that he was on the right path. The town was the end point of David Livingstone 's west-to-east crossing of south-central Africa in 1856. Portuguese is the official language of Mozambique, and many residents of

648-411: The rehabilitation of the section connecting Nhamayabué to Marka, with the expectation of having an auxiliary route for the transport of rail cargo from the south of Malawi. At the same time, the Malawian government tendered the recovery of the section between Bangula and Marka, establishing as a priority the recovery between Bangula and Blantyre ( Limbe ) in a second moment. The main railway stations of

675-467: The settlement, they were welcomed by a notable Arab, or half Arab, who acted as interpreter between them and the natives. The name which the Portuguese applied to this individual, and his settlement, was 'Quelimane' (pronounced Kelimãn), because in the corrupt Arabic spoken on the East African coast 'Kalimãn' is the word for 'Interpreter'. In Swahili it is 'Mkalimani'. In 1761, the settlement became

702-487: The short stretch in the territory of Zambia, between the cities of Mwami and Chipata , the railway is controlled by the company Zambia Railways (ZR). Its main maritime logistics facilities are at the port of Beira and port of Nacala . Initially the Sena railway had the function of connecting the Protectorate of Nyasaland (currently Malawi ) from north to south, using waterways to reach seaports. In 1901,

729-561: The tender for the construction of the southern section, concluded the connection between Dondo and Vila de Sena, in front of the city of Nhamayabué (or Mutarara ), on the Zambezi River . The rest of the railway on the Mozambican side, between Nhamayabué and Vila Nova de Fronteira, was slowly completed until 1930. In 1930, therefore, the railway already connected Beira, Nhamayabué, Vila Nova de Fronteira, Nsanje, Chiromo and Blantyre, mainly transporting cotton from southern Malawi and from

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