Atlas Corridor
Component

Machipanda Railway (Mozambique Section)

railway

Cities

Machipanda
Mozambique
Beira
Mozambique
Chimoio
Mozambique

Distance

318km
new
– km
rehabilitated
318km
existing
– km

Cost

$200m
$200,000,000

Phases

operational, 2023

Objective

The railway will also ease road congestion between the two countries

Description

The reopening of the Mozambique section of the cross-border Machipanda line from Zimbabwe’s second city, Bulawayo

Capacities

3500000 Tonnes Per Year

Finance

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$ grant
African Development Bank Development bank
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$
South African Development Community Development bank

Operators

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Caminhos de Ferro de Moçâmedes (CFM)
Company

Sources