Atlas Corridor
Component

TAZARA Railway Extension

railway

Cities

Mpulungu
Zambia
Nseluka
Zambia

Distance

192km
new
192km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$0.5b
$530,000,000

Phases

planned, 2028

Objective

This vital connection will open up trade pathways with Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tanzania, all of which share borders with the lake and represent a market of 180 million people (Source: https://www.emergingreal.com/post/500-million-of-new-rail-to-connect-tazara-to-lake-tanganyika)

Description

The Zambian government has invited companies to express interest in developing a 192 km (i.e., 120 miles) rail line linking Mpulungu harbor on Lake Tanganyika with the existing TAZARA railway at Nseluka

Finance

Operators

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Zambia Ministry of Transport and Logistics
Ministry