Dar es Salaam commuter rail

Dar es Salaam commuter rail
Huduma ya Treni ya Jiji la Dar es Salaam (Swahili)
The TAZARA station.
The TAZARA station.
Overview
OwnerTanzanian Government
LocaleRailway Street, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Transit typeCommuter rail
Number of lines2
Number of stations23
Daily ridership16,000[1]
Websitewww.mwtc.go.tz
Operation
Began operation29 October 2012
Operator(s)TAZARA
Tanzania Railways
Technical
System length32 km (20 mi)[2]
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Electrification1,500 V DC overhead catenary (planned)
TRC Line
km
0
Pugu
3.32
Gongo la Mboto
5.51
FFU Mombasa
7.31
Banana
9.41
Karakata (Airport)
11.31
Vingunguti Mbuzi
14.31
SS Bakhresa
Nelson Mandela Expressway
Kawawa Road
17.80
Kamata Dar es Salaam bus rapid transit
19.95
Central Railway Station
TAZARA Line
TAZARA Station
Kwa Fundi Umeme
Kwa Limboa
Yombo
Lumo Kigilagila
Chimwaga
Sigara
Maputo
Kitunda Road
Mtoni Relini
Kipunguni B
Kwa Aziz Ali Relini
Majohe
Kurasini
Magnus
Mwakanga

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).

  1. ^ "Start of Dar Commuter train". pesatimes.com. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ MUCHIRA, JOHN (22 June 2012). "Tanzania moves to revive Dar commuter rail service". engineeringnews.co.za. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Dar es Salaam launches first commuter trains". BBC News. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2013.