Dar es Salaam commuter rail Huduma ya Treni ya Jiji la Dar es Salaam (Swahili) | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Tanzanian Government |
Locale | Railway Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
Transit type | Commuter rail |
Number of lines | 2 |
Number of stations | 23 |
Daily ridership | 16,000[1] |
Website | www |
Operation | |
Began operation | 29 October 2012 |
Operator(s) | TAZARA Tanzania Railways |
Technical | |
System length | 32 km (20 mi)[2] |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary (planned) |
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The Dar es Salaam commuter rail, informally known as Treni ya Mwakyembe ("Train of Mwakyembe"), is an urban and suburban commuter rail network serving the Tanzanian commercial city of Dar es Salaam.[3] It is one of the two initiatives taken by the government to ease travel within the congested city; the other being the Dar es Salaam bus rapid transit system. Services are provided by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) and the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC).