Zambia Railways network

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The Zambia Railways network is the national railway system of Zambia, linking major cities, mining regions, and neighboring countries for freight and passenger transport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rail transport infrastructure ⓘ
railway network ⓘ
borderCrossing Livingstone–Victoria Falls rail link ⓘ
Victoria Falls Bridge ⓘ
connectsCity Kabwe ⓘ
linked to: Kabwe, Zambia

Kitwe ⓘ
Livingstone ⓘ
Lusaka ⓘ
linked to: Lusaka, Zambia

Ndola ⓘ
connectsCountry Botswana ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Tanzania ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
connectsRegion Central Province ⓘ
Copperbelt Province ⓘ
Eastern mining regions of Zambia ⓘ
Southern Province ⓘ
country Zambia ⓘ
electrification non-electrified ⓘ
gauge Cape gauge ⓘ
historicalOperator Rhodesia Railways ⓘ
Zambia Railways (state-owned predecessor structures) ⓘ
hubStation Livingstone railway station ⓘ
Lusaka railway station ⓘ
Ndola railway station ⓘ
infrastructureType branch lines to mining areas ⓘ
single-track main lines ⓘ
linksToPort ports in South Africa via Zimbabwe rail connection ⓘ
ports in Tanzania via TAZARA connection ⓘ
linksToRailway Botswana Railways (via Kazungula area corridor) ⓘ
National Railways of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo ⓘ
TAZARA Railway ⓘ
mainCorridor Livingstone–Lusaka–Kabwe–Ndola line ⓘ
Lusaka–Copperbelt corridor ⓘ
operator Zambia Railways Limited ⓘ
ownership state-owned ⓘ
partOf Southern African rail network ⓘ
passengerServiceType commuter and regional passenger services ⓘ
intercity passenger trains ⓘ
primaryUse freight transport ⓘ
regulatoryAuthority Government of Zambia ⓘ
roleInEconomy provides inland freight transit for neighboring countries ⓘ
supports copper exports ⓘ
transports mining inputs and outputs ⓘ
secondaryUse passenger transport ⓘ
standard uses mechanical and diesel traction ⓘ
strategicFunction regional transit corridor in Southern Africa ⓘ
trackGauge_mm 1067 ⓘ

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Lusaka → railwayConnection → Zambia Railways network ⓘ
subject linked to: Lusaka, Zambia
Zambia Railways network → operator → Zambia Railways Limited ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Zambia Railways network → historicalOperator → Zambia Railways (state-owned predecessor structures) ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Kabwe → railwayOperator → Zambia Railways ⓘ
subject linked to: Kabwe, Zambia
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Ndola → railwayConnection → Zambia Railways network ⓘ
Livingstone–Lusaka–Kabwe–Ndola line → partOf → Zambia railway network ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Lusaka railway station → partOf → Zambia railway network ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Livingstone railway station → railwayNetwork → Zambia Railways ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Livingstone railway station → partOf → Zambia Railways network ⓘ
Ndola railway station → partOf → Zambia Railways network ⓘ
Ndola railway station → railwayNetwork → Zambia Railways ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Ndola railway station → operator → Zambia Railways Limited ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network
Mozambique rail network → connectsTo → Zambia rail network ⓘ
linked to: Zambia Railways network