Atlas Corridor
Component

Sena Railway Rehabltation (Beira to Moatize)

railway

Cities

Moatize
Mozambique
Beira
Mozambique
Mutarara
Mozambique

Distance

660km
new
– km
rehabilitated
660km
existing
– km

Cost

$254m
$254,000,000

Phases

operational, 2016

Objective

The Sena railway line transports limited volumes of coal from mines in the coal-rich province of Tete, in Mozambique, to the port city of Beira.

Description

The 660 kilometre-long Sena railway line runs from Moatize, in the centre of Mozambique to the Beira port. The railway line was re-developed and re-opened in June 2010 to facilitate the export of coal from new export coal mines around Moatize in Mozambique

History

Originally built in 1912. Rebuilt after the civil war in 2004 with over $100 million of World Bank invstment

Capacities

20000000 Tonnes Coal Per Year

Finance

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$92000000 loan
European Investment Bank Development bank

Operators

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Caminhos de Ferro de Moçâmedes (CFM)
Company

Contractors

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Mota-Engil
Company

Sources