Current links Cape to Cairo Railway

1 current links

1.1 northern section
1.2 uganda railway
1.3 tazara link
1.4 kidatu connection
1.5 southern section

current links
northern section

egypt has rail system 1854 connected alexandria , cairo, , goes far south aswan. in egypt railway 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge. after ferry link on nile, railway continues in sudan wadi halfa khartoum @ 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) narrow gauge; see northern africa railroad development. part of system started lord kitchener in 1897 when subjugated mahdist uprising. further railway links go south, southern point being wau. large part of sudanese railway network in disrepair due political turmoil.

uganda railway

east africa has network of narrow gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ⁄8 in) railways historically grew ports on indian ocean , went westward, built in parallel under british , german colonial rule. furthest string north uganda railway. these networks linked, today there continuous rail connection between kampala, uganda, on lake victoria coastal cities of mombasa in kenya , dar es salaam in tanzania. break-up of east african community in 1977, these companies operated east african railways, operate today different national companies: uganda railways corporation uganda railways corporation s assets sold on 13 years ago when government failed run corporation, cost of running greater returns. today, railway business in uganda run rift valley railways of kenya, kenya railways corporation, , tanzania railways corporation.

tazara link

from dar es salaam, 1,860 km link kapiri mposhi in zambia completed after 6 years workers , main funding china in 1976. tanzania-zambia-railway (tazara) built connect landlocked zambia , mineral wealth port on indian ocean, independent port connections in south africa, frequent rival economic competitor in mining sectors or mozambique, @ time portuguese-controlled territory. not intended in grand picture of cape cairo railway, tazara fills critical link. connection 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge of southern part of africa.

kidatu connection

in 1998, transshipment hub built @ kidatu in southern tanzania connect metre gauge central line (tanzania) cape gauge tazara line. shortened distance.

southern section

the southern section completed during british rule before first world war , has interconnecting system of national railways using cape-gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). construction started cape town , went parallel great north road kimberley, through part of botswana bulawayo. junction link proceeds further north, today operated national railways of zimbabwe, zambezi crossing. victoria falls bridge completed in 1905. connection picked zambia railways , continues kapiri mposhi transition point tazara link tanzania.