Project Type
Main Line
Country
Tanzania
Length
336
Stations
8
Category
New Line
Traction
2×25 kV AC OHL
Capacity
–
Project Start
2018
Stage
Under construction
Cost
US$ 1.924 B
Financing
Govt; Loan
Contract Type
Design-Build
Project Owner
Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC)
Background
The Tanzania SGR project is a new railway network which is currently under construction to link Dar es Salaam on the east coast with Mwanza on the north west region. The project is intended to replace the old metre-gauge rail network on the Tanzania Central Railway Corridor with a total length of 2,707 km. This Corridor comprise the following sections: Dar es Salaam–Tabora (840km), Tabora–Kigoma (411km ), Tabora–Mwanza (379km), and Kaliua–Mpanda (km 210).
Phase I of the construction of the SGR starts from Dar es Salaam to Mwanza with route length of 1219 km. It will be implemented in five lots. The Morogoro – Makutupora railway is the second lot (Lot 2) of Phase I.
Contractors
Main Contractor
Yapı Merkezi and Mota-Engil Africa
Sub-Contractors
COWI (Denmark) and Sener (Spain): Contracted by Yapı Merkezi to carry out the project detailed design.
ABB: Traction substations and auxiliary power supply.
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