Goba railway | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
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Service | |
Type | Cape gauge |
Operator(s) | CFM and ESR |
History | |
Opened | 1912 |
Technical | |
Line length | 466.8 km (290.1 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Goba railway,[1] also called Swaziland-Maputo railway and Matsapha-Maputo railway, is a railway that connects the city of Maputo, Mozambique, to the city from Matsapha, in Eswatini. It is 466.8 km long, in a 1067 mm gauge.[2]
On the Mozambican stretch, between Maputo and Goba, the managing company is Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM);[1] on the Eswatinean (swazi) stretch, between the cities of Mlawula and Matsapha, the administration is done by the company Eswatini Railways (ESR).[3]
Its main maritime logistics facility is the port of Maputo.[1]