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RAIL NETWORKS IN AFRICA

Posted on 03 December 2009 by Railways Africa Editor

Figures from Transnet website, November 2009, where South Africa claims to move 80% of the total ton-km conveyed on the continent’s railways

  • South Africa 20,953 km
  • Sudan 5,978 km
  • Egypt 5,105 km
  • DRC 4,772 km
  • Algeria 3,973 km
  • Tanzania 3,690 km
  • Nigeria 3,557 km
  • Mozambique 3,123 km
  • Zimbabwe 3,077 km
  • Kenya 2,778 km
  • Angola 2,761 km
  • Namibia 2,382 km
  • Zambia 2,173 km
  • Tunisia 2,152 km
  • Morocco 1,907 km
  • Uganda 1,241 km
  • Guinea 1,115 km

[ Many lines in countries included here are not actually in operation, eg Kampala-Kasese (333km) in Uganda. – editor

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