| Sena railway | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Cape gauge |
| Operator(s) | CFM, CEAR and ZR |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | c. 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Sena railway,[1][2] also called Shire Highlands railway, Dondo-Malawi railway and North-South Malawi railway, is a railway that connects Dondo, Mozambique, to Chipata, in Zambia. It is c. 1000 km long, in a 1067 mm gauge.[3]
On the Mozambican stretch, between Dondo and Vila Nova de Fronteira, the managing company is Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM);[1] on the Malawian stretch, between the cities of Marka and Mchinji, the administration is done by the company Central East African Railways (CEAR).[4] In the short stretch in the territory of Zambia, between the cities of Mwami and Chipata, the railway is controlled by the company Zambia Railways (ZR).[5]
Its main maritime logistics facilities are at the port of Beira and port of Nacala.[1]
- ^ a b c "Linha de Sena" (HTML). CFM. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Beira Corridor Project" (HTML). EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Mozambique Logistics Infrastructure: Mozambique Railway Assessment. Atlassian Confluence. 10 de dezembro de 2018.
- ^ About. CEAR. 2019.
- ^ Railway network. Zambia Railways. 2018.