Atlas Corridor
Component

Trans-Cunene Railway (Angola section)

railway

Cities

Cunene
Angola
Lubango
Angola
Mocamedes
Angola

Distance

616km
new
400km
rehabilitated
216km
existing
– km

Cost

$0.7b
$700,000,000

Phases

planned, 2026

Objective

Complete the multi-modal transport between Walvis Bay and southern Angola related to the export of raw materials

Description

The project will connect Angola and Namibia via the Mocamedes Railway (CFM)

History

The Governments of Angola and Namibia formally agreed to develop a new railway line along the Trans-Cunene Corridor in May 1997

Finance

$ investment
Global Business Development (GBD) Company

Operators

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Caminhos de Ferro de Moçâmedes (CFM)
Company