Starting next month, Tanzania will launch the second phase of the construction of the standard gauge railway (SGR) line to link Dar es Salaam with the capital of Dodoma.
When completed, Tanzania will introduce a fast and modern train with a speed of 160kph while the freight train will have a top speed of 120kph.
“We expect to see this railway line link Tanzania with other regional, landlocked states including Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Zambia and Uganda through quick and timely access from Tanzania’s Indian Ocean ports,” said Prof Makame Mbarawa, the minister for Works, Transport and Communications after opening the Eighth East and Central Africa Roads and Rail Infrastructure Summit in Dar es Salaam recently.
But Tanzania is still seeking financing for the $ 1.2 billion project whose first phase President John Magufuli launched in April this year.
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