19-716: The Isaka–Kigali Standard Gauge Railway is a planned railway line linking the town of Isaka in Tanzania to the city of Kigali in Rwanda . The railway line would start at the inland container depot (ICD) at Isaka , in the Kahama Rural District of Shinyanga Region , in Tanzania. The line would travel in a general northwesterly direction to the border town of Rusumo, Rwanda , in Kirehe District in
38-570: A 49% stake. There were moves to abandon the contract "due in part, to the fact that the Indian investor failed to pay over USD 6 million in concession fees to the Tanzania government in 2008" but RITES officials countered noting that the contract "misled Rites officials by indicating that the Railway Assets Holding Company (Rahco) was in possession of 92 working locomotives when, in actuality, only 55 existed" . In 2010,
57-443: A separate company. In November 2021, TRC received the three modern locomotives (H10 series) worth Sh22 billion to strengthen their Metre-gauge railway (MGR) line, ordered from Malaysia. TRC's gauge is 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in ) and the length about 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi). Two east–west lines linking the coast and the hinterland were built under colonial rule as German East Africa :
76-477: A sub-port of Dar es Salaam. Road transport companies can collect containers coming from overseas at Isaka and clear customs there, and deliver containers going overseas to the same location. Isaka also handles containers for the north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo . In 2017, a new station on the standard gauge railway is proposed. In 2006, China offered funds to carry out feasibility studies to extend
95-489: A total of US$ 847 million. Burundi has put its standard gauge railway project on hold. In March 2018, The EastAfrican reported that both countries had agreed to change the railway design to accommodate electric locomotives which are faster than the original diesel-powered equipment. In April 2018, the same newspaper further reported that the World Bank had expressed its willingness to fund this project. In January 2018,
114-608: A train disaster in Africa (the highest being the Awash rail disaster ). In 2007 RITES Ltd of India won a contract from the Parastatal Sector Reform Commission (PSRC) to operate passenger and freight trains on a concession basis for 25 years. The concession agreement was signed on 3 September 2007, to begin on 1 October 2007. The railway will be run as Tanzania Railway Ltd, with the government owning
133-613: Is a state-owned enterprise that runs one of Tanzania 's two main railway networks. the Headquarters are located in Mchafukoge , Ilala District , Dar es Salaam Region . When the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation was dissolved in 1977 and its assets divided between Kenya , Tanzania and Uganda , TRC was formed to take over its operations in Tanzania. In 1997 the inland shipping division became
152-638: Is expected to be financed jointly by the governments of Tanzania and Rwanda. As of January 2018, the feasibility studies for this project have been concluded. Construction is expected to start in October 2018 at an estimated total cost of US$ 2.5 billion. The Isaka–Rusumo section, measuring approximately 371 kilometres (231 mi) of relatively flat terrain in Tanzania, will cost a total of US$ 942 million. The more mountainous Rusumo–Kigali section in Rwanda, measuring approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi), will cost
171-720: Is the first phase of a larger 2,560km railway designed to link Tanzania with neighboring countries such as Burundi , Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo . TRC inherited ferry and cargo ship services on Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa and some ships on Lake Victoria . TRC introduced MV Bukoba on Lake Victoria in about 1979, MV Mwongozo on Lake Tanganyika in 1982 and passenger and cargo ship MV Serengeti on Lake Victoria in 1988. On 21 May 1996 Bukoba sank in 25 metres (14 fathoms) of water about 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Mwanza . She had many more passengers aboard than she
190-660: The Central Line runs from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma , and the Tanga Line from Tanga to Arusha . A north-south connection, from Korogwe to Ruvu , links the two lines. The main line runs to Lake Victoria where a connection operates via Lake Victoria train ferries with the Uganda Railway and Kenya Railways . From the Tanga line a line to Kenya is disused. There is a break-of-gauge at Dar es Salaam to
209-504: The Democratic Republic of the Congo . Goods would either travel to Isaka from Dar es Salaam on the existing narrow-gauge railway line, or on the Dar es Salaam–Mwanza Standard Gauge Railway when completed. After offloading at the existing internal container depot (ICD) at Isaka, the goods would be loaded on this standard gauge railway line for transport to Kigali . The line is part of the wider East African Railway Master Plan . The construction
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#1732801169435228-599: The Eastern Province of Rwanda. From here the line would continue westward, through Rwanda, to end at Kigali, the capital and largest city of the country. The total length of the railway line is estimated at about 571 kilometres (355 mi). This 1435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) railway line is intended to ease the transfer of goods between the port of Dar es Salaam and the city of Kigali, and subsequently to Bujumbura in Burundi and to Goma in
247-674: The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ) line to Zambia . A second link is at Kidatu , where the TAZARA line meets the Kidatu branch. In 2024, Tanzania inaugurated a new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam as part of its ambitious Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The railway, powered by electricity, connects Dar es Salaam to Dodoma in under four hours. The 460km route
266-555: The government of Rwanda allocated space in Ndera , approximately 20.5 kilometres (13 mi), by road, east of Kigali city center, on which the passenger terminal of the SGR will be built. The cargo terminal will be built in Masaka , another neighborhood, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi), by road, south-east of the central business district of Kigali City . Rwanda has plans to extend
285-492: The SGR to Bugesera International Airport . In December 2018, the New Times newspaper reported that the budgeted cost for the Rwanda section had increased to US$ 1.3 billion. The standard gauge railway from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza is being built in sections. The Dar es Salaam to Morogoro section is under construction. In September 2017, a firm from Turkey was awarded a second contract worth US$ 1.92 billion to construct
304-634: The Tanzanian Railway system to serve Burundi and Rwanda directly. There is an alternate plan to connect these landlocked countries to the Cape Gauge southern African railway network via DR Congo , but the DR Congo network itself is still in poor condition. Burundi and Rwanda are also connected by paved highway to Kampala which has a rail link to the seaport of Mombasa . Tanzania Railways The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC)
323-523: The line between Morogoro and Makutupora. The government of Tanzania has advertised for designing and building services for the Makutupora - Tabora - Isaka - Mwanza sections of the railway line. In July 2018, the Trade and Development Bank pledged to lend US$ 200 million towards the establishment of the "Central Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway Line". Isaka Isaka is a small town and station on
342-457: The narrow-gauge Mwanza railway line of Tanzania which connects to the seaport of Dar es Salaam . It is located in Kahama Rural District of Shinyanga Region . In the 1980s a dry port was established there to serve the landlocked countries of Burundi and Rwanda , since Isaka is on a highway, now paved, running 610 km from the Rwandan capital, Kigali . The dry port functions as
361-521: Was certified to carry and at least 800 people were killed. After the disaster criminal charges were brought against nine TRC officials including Bukoba' s master and the manager of the Marine Division. In 1997 the Marine Division became a separate company, Marine Services Company Limited . On 24 June 2002 the Igandu train disaster killed 281 people, the second highest number of deaths in
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