Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)

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The Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a major bi-national rail line built with Chinese assistance that links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, serving as a key transport and trade corridor in East and Southern Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international railway ⓘ
railway line ⓘ
transport corridor ⓘ
avoidsDependenceOn Rhodesian rail routes ⓘ
South African ports ⓘ
builder People's Republic of China ⓘ
linked to: China
builtWith Chinese assistance ⓘ
connectsTo Port of Dar es Salaam ⓘ
Zambian rail network ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1970 ⓘ
constructionWorkersFrom China ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
country Tanzania ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
crosses Great Rift Valley ⓘ
numerous bridges ⓘ
fundedBy Chinese government ⓘ
gauge 1067 mm ⓘ
hasAbbreviation TAZARA ⓘ
hasBorderCrossing Tunduma–Nakonde border ⓘ
hasNumberOfStations over 90 ⓘ
hasSignificantStructure Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section ⓘ
headquartersLocation Dar es Salaam ⓘ
inception 1975 ⓘ
isMajorRouteFor bulk commodities ⓘ
general cargo ⓘ
languageOfOperation Bemba ⓘ
linked to: Bemba language

English ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ
linked to: Swahili language
length approximately 1860 kilometres ⓘ
openingDate 1976 ⓘ
operator TAZARA Railway Authority ⓘ
passesThrough Chilongolo ⓘ
Kasama ⓘ
Mbeya ⓘ
Mpika ⓘ
Nakonde ⓘ
Tunduma ⓘ
politicalContext Cold War era project ⓘ
primaryFunction export corridor for Zambian copper ⓘ
purpose freight transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ
regionServed East Africa ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
supports regional integration ⓘ
regional trade ⓘ
terminus Dar es Salaam ⓘ
Kapiri Mposhi ⓘ
trackGauge Cape gauge ⓘ

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Lusaka → railwayConnection → Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) ⓘ
subject linked to: Lusaka, Zambia
Dar es Salaam → railConnection → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania–Zambia Railway → hasAbbreviation → TAZARA ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania–Zambia Railway → operator → TAZARA Railway Authority ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Zambia Railways network → linksToRailway → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mbeya Region → hasRailway → Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority line ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania and Zambia → shareInfrastructure → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzania and Zambia → haveBilateralAgreement → TAZARA Railway Agreement ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Copperbelt Province → railConnection → Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) via Ndola ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kabwe → railwayLine → Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) connection ⓘ
subject linked to: Kabwe, Zambia
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Dar es Salaam Region → hasRailConnection → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Port of Dar es Salaam → connectedTo → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Central Province, Zambia → containsTransportInfrastructure → Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) line near Kapiri Mposhi ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tunduma → locatedOnRailwayLine → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mpika → locatedOnTransportRoute → Tanzania–Zambia Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mpika → railwayLine → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Chilongolo → locatedOnTransportRoute → Tanzania–Zambia Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Chilongolo → servedByRailway → Tanzania–Zambia Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section → partOf → Tanzania–Zambia Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section → partOf → Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority network ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Makambako–Mbeya escarpment section → openedAsPartOf → Tanzania–Zambia Railway initial construction ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tunduma–Nakonde border → onRailway → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tunduma–Nakonde border → partOf → Tanzania–Zambia transport network ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Southern African rail network → includesCorridor → Tazara Corridor ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kapiri Mposhi → railJunction → Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kapiri Mposhi → railJunction → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Kapiri Mposhi → railwayTerminusFor → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mbeya → railwayConnection → Tanzania–Zambia Railway Authority ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Mbeya → railwayConnection → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Nakonde → nearInfrastructure → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Southern Highlands of Tanzania → hasTransportInfrastructure → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzanian railway network → hasOperator → Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Tanzanian railway network → hasMajorComponent → TAZARA Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
Northern Province, Zambia → hasTransportLink → Tazara Railway ⓘ
linked to: Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)