Limpopo railway | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Termini | |
Service | |
Type | Cape gauge |
Operator(s) | CFM and NRZ |
History | |
Opened | 1914 |
Technical | |
Line length | 900 km (560 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Limpopo Railway, also called Gweru-Maputo railway,[1] is a railway that connects the city of Maputo, Mozambique, to the city from Somabhula, in Zimbabwe. It is 900 km long, in a 1067 mm gauge.[2][3]
On the Mozambican stretch, between Maputo and Chicualacuala, the managing company is Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM);[1] on the Zimbabwean stretch, between the cities of Nyangambe (Sango-Nyala) and Somabhula, the administration is done by the company National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).[4]
Its main maritime logistics facility is the port of Maputo.[1]