Railway stations in Mozambique
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Nacala system
(northernmost) (CDN) (from west to east)- Nayuchi -
MalawiTransport in MalawiTransportation in Malawi is poorly developed. The country of almost 14 million has 39 airports, 6 with paved runways and 33 with unpaved runways. It has of railways, all narrow-gauge and about 45 percent of its roads are paved...
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- MalemaMalema- External links :*...
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- RibaueRibaue- External links :*...
- Ribaue
- NampulaNampulaNampula is the capital city of Nampula Province in Mozambique.It has a population of 471,717 making it the third largest city in Mozambique after Maputo and Beira. It is home to the Mozambique National Ethnographic Museum, several markets, cathedrals and mosques.It is also the center of business...
- workshops
- MetocheriaMetocheria- External links :*...
- GeloGelo, MozambiqueGelo is one of a number of towns in Mozambique. This is the one near the port of Nacala.Gelo is served by a station on the Nacala Railway in the north of Mozambique.- External links :*...
- MonapoMonapo- External links :*...
- junction - NacalaNacalaNacala, also known as Cidade de Nacala or Nacala-Porto is on the northern coast of Mozambique is the deepest natural port on the east coast of Africa. It serves as the terminal for the Nacala Railway, a rail link to the landlocked Malawi...
- deep water port
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- MonapoMonapo- External links :*...
- junction- LumboLumboLumbo is a port on the northeast Indian Ocean coast of Mozambique.It is served by a branch of the main northern line of the national Mozambique railway system which also serves the bigger port of Nacala to the north.- External links :*...
- port
- Lumbo
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- CuambaCuambaCuamba is a city and district of Niassa Province in Mozambique, lying north west of Mount Namuli. Before independence the town was known as Nova Freixo .It lies on the EN8 road and is connected to the city of Nampula in the east.- Transport :...
- junction to Lichinga- LichingaLichingaLichinga is the capital city of Niassa Province of Mozambique. It lies on the Lichinga Plateau at an altitude of 1360 metre, east of Lake Niassa . The town was founded as Vila Cabral as a farming and military settlement...
- railheadRailheadThe word railhead is a railway term with two distinct meanings, depending upon its context.Sometimes, particularly in the context of modern freight terminals, the word is used to denote a terminus of a railway line, especially if the line is not yet finished, or if the terminus interfaces with...
- Lichinga
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(isolated line)
- Matiban
Zambezi system
- QuelimaneQuelimaneQuelimane is a seaport in Mozambique. It is the administrative capital of the Zambezia Province and the province's largest city, and stands 25 km from the mouth of the Rio dos Bons Sinais . The river was named when Vasco da Gama, on his way to India, reached it and saw "good signs" that he was on...
- river port - Nicoadala
- NamacurraNamacurra- External links :*...
- Naciaia
- Mocuba - terminus
Central system
The railway to Zimbabwe was originally in 1890, but was converted to in 1900.( Zambezi
Zambezi
The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...
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- BeiraBeira, MozambiqueBeira is the second largest city in Mozambique. It lies in the central region of the country in Sofala Province, where the Pungue River meets the Indian Ocean. Beira had a population of 412,588 in 1997, which grew to an estimated 546,000 in 2006...
- port - DondoDondoDondo is a city and seat of Dondo District of Sofala Province in Mozambique.According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme following decentralization of political structure in Mozambique in the 1990s, a study in 1998 revealed that elected leaders in the city for Sofala Province lacked...
- junction - cement works - MuanzaMuanza- External links :*...
- limestone - InhamingaInhaminga- External links :*...
- InhamitangaInhamitanga- Transport :It is served by a station on the Mozambique Railway system, where it is a junction.- External links :*...
- junction - CaiaCaia, MozambiqueCaia is a town on the south bank of the Zambezi River in Sofala Province, Mozambique. It is a relatively small town with few modern facilities besides a petrol station managed by a Portuguese couple and the neighboring bank...
- junction - Vila de SenaVila de SenaVila de Sena or more commonly Sena is a town in Mozambique where there is an fundamental bridge over the Zambezi River. This bridge, the Dona Ana Bridge was originally a single track railway bridge, temporarily converted to road operation during the civil war.The town lies on the east bank of the...
- bridge over Zambezi River - junction for MalawiMalawiThe Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... - MutararaMutarara- Transport :Mutarara is served by a station on the Central line of Mozambique Railways. It is the junction for the line to Malawi. It also lies on the north end of the Dona Ana railway bridge over the Zambezi River.- External links :*...
- ManicaManica, MozambiqueManica is a market town in western Mozambique, lying west of Chimoio in the province of Manica. Originally the centre of the Kingdom of Manica, it grew around the gold trade but is now best known for the Chinamapere rock paintings. The Penha Longa Mountains lie north of the town.- Transport :It...
- border
- Manica
- Villa Fontes
- Kambulatsisi - junction
- MoatizeMoatizeMoatize is a town and district located in Tete Province in Mozambique. It is located near the town of Tete and near the Zambezi River.- Economy :...
- coal mines - TeteTete-External links:* *...
- branch terminus and proposed coal mine
- Cheringoma - timber
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- Charre
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Nsanje
Nsanje
Nsanje is the main town in Nsanje District within the Southern Region of Malawi.- Transport :The town is the headquarters of Malawi Railways. The railway at Nsanje is however closed needing major investment...
- border with Malawi
- Dona AnaDoña AnaDoña Ana may refer to:* Doña Ana County, New Mexico* Doña Ana, New Mexico, a city in the above county* Dona Ana Bridge in Mozambique...
- river crossing (44 km) - Vila Nova da Fronteira
- Nhamalabue - junction
- CaiaCaia, MozambiqueCaia is a town on the south bank of the Zambezi River in Sofala Province, Mozambique. It is a relatively small town with few modern facilities besides a petrol station managed by a Portuguese couple and the neighboring bank...
- junction
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- InhamitangaInhamitanga- Transport :It is served by a station on the Mozambique Railway system, where it is a junction.- External links :*...
- junction
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- CaiaCaia, MozambiqueCaia is a town on the south bank of the Zambezi River in Sofala Province, Mozambique. It is a relatively small town with few modern facilities besides a petrol station managed by a Portuguese couple and the neighboring bank...
- junction- ValenteValente, Mozambique- Transport :It is a branch terminus of a railway line on the Mozambique Railway system.- External links :*...
- branch terminus
- Valente
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- MachipandaMachipanda- External links :*...
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- DondoDondoDondo is a city and seat of Dondo District of Sofala Province in Mozambique.According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme following decentralization of political structure in Mozambique in the 1990s, a study in 1998 revealed that elected leaders in the city for Sofala Province lacked...
- junction - cementCementIn the most general sense of the word, a cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement" traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from crushed...
works ChimoioChimoioChimoio is the capital of Manica Province in Mozambique. It is the fifth-largest city in Mozambique.Chimoio's name under Portuguese administration was Vila Pery. Vila Pery developed under Portuguese rule as an important agricultural and textiles centre.The town lies on the railway line from Beira...
ManicaManica, MozambiqueManica is a market town in western Mozambique, lying west of Chimoio in the province of Manica. Originally the centre of the Kingdom of Manica, it grew around the gold trade but is now best known for the Chinamapere rock paintings. The Penha Longa Mountains lie north of the town.- Transport :It...
MutareMutareMutare is the fourth largest city in Zimbabwe, with a population of around 170,000. It is the capital of Manicaland province.-History:...
(Umtali before 1982), ZimbabweRailway stations in Zimbabwe- Maps :* * - Existing :Harare-Gaborone main line:* Harare* Chegutu* Kadoma* Kwekwe* Gweru* Bulawayo* PlumtreeBeira Corridor* Marondera* Nyazura* MutareGweru-Maputo railway* Rutenga - junction to Beitbridge Sango - border station...
- workshops RusapeRusapeRusape is a town in the province of Manicaland, Zimbabwe with a population of around 20,000 , situated on the Harare-Mutare main road, approximately 170 km south east of Harare and 93 km north west of Mutare. Rusape is a large, sprawling town that has not quite reached city status...
Southern system
SangoSango, Zimbabwe
Sango is a village in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe on the Mozambique border. The village supports the border post lying at the southern end of the Gonarezhou National Park....
- border station
- ChicualacualaChicualacualaChicualacuala is a town located in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. The town is better known by this unofficial name than by its official toponym Vila Eduardo Mondlane.- History :...
(formerly Malvernia) - border with
ZimbabweZimbabweZimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
- MassangenaMassangenaMassangena is a river town in Massangena District of Gaza Province in south-western Mozambique. It lies on the river Save River .- Transport :It is served by a terminus of a branchline of the southern railway of the national railway network....
- terminus on Save RiverSave River (Africa)The Save is a 400km river of southeastern Africa, flowing through Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The river has its source in Zimbabwe, some 80 km south of Harare, then flows south and then east, from the Zimbabwean highveld to its confluence with the Odzi River...
- Massangena
- MapaiMapai, Mozambique- History :In June 1976 a Selous Scouts attack from Rhodesia named Operation Long John was launched on the ZANLA transit camp in Mapai and Chicualacuala...
- junction - Guiga
- Manhiça
- ChokwéChokwe, MozambiqueChokwé, and earlier known as Vila Trigo de Morais, is a rural town and capital of Chokwe District in the province of Gaza in Mozambique. It is located about 230 km north of the capital city of Maputo. This agricultural town is noted for its tomatoes.-Economy:Chokwe lies in the mixed farming...
- way station - MabalaneMabalaneMabalane is a town in Mozambique located on the Limpopo River. There was a prison camp and garrison at Mabalane during the revolution.Mabalane was affected by the floods that affected Mabalane District in February 1996. The flooding of the Limpopo saw the town and 12 villages partly submerged...
- way station - CombomuneCombomuneCombomune is a small town in southern Mozambique. It lies on the north side of the Limpopo River.Combomune is an important hydrometric station along the Limpopo.- Transport :...
- way station - Mpuzi
- MagudeMagude, Maputo ProvinceMagude is a town in Maputo Province in southern Mozambique. It is the seat of Magude District.- External links :*...
- river crossing and junction - MacarretaneMacarretaneMacarretane is a town in southern Mozambique.Nearby is the Macarretane Dam which dams the Limpopo River. It was constructed to maintain levels of water flow of the Chokwé irrigation system. - Transport :...
- river crossing - MaputoMaputoMaputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...
- port - national capital - TengaTenga, Mozambique- External links :*...
- site of serious accident - Muxia - junction
Goba
Goba, Mozambique
- Transport :Goba is served by a railway station on the southern network of Mozambique Railways and is just before the Swazi border....
- to be restored 2008 Ressano Garcia - on the border with South Africa Komatipoort
Komatipoort
Komatipoort is a town situated at the confluence of the Crocodile and Komati Rivers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa. The town is 8km from the Crocodile Bridge Gate into the Kruger Park, and just 5km from the Mozambique border and 65km from the Swazi border. It is a small, quiet town with some...
- 90 km
- MatolaMatolaMatola is a city in southern Mozambique, which lies 12 kilometers to the west of the country's capital, Maputo. Matola is the capital of Maputo Province and has had its own elected municipal government since 1998. It has a port and also the biggest industrial area in Mozambique...
- coal export port
- SalamangaSalamanga- Transport :The town is served by a terminus of a branchline of the southern railway of the national railway network. The main traffic is limestone used in the manufacture of cement. In 2008, $8m was to be spent rebuilding the line.- External links :*...
- branch terminus
Southeast
- Xai-XaiXai-XaiXai-Xai is a city in the south of Mozambique. It is the capital of Gaza Province. As of 2007 it has a population of 116,343 -Portuguese rule:...
- river port - 762mm gauge - ManjacazeManjacaze- Economy :The town formerly had a cashew processing plant, which was shut down in the early 21st century.The cashew processing plant was opened up again in 2006, .- Transport :Manjacaze was connected to the port city of Xai-Xai by a 762mm gauge railway...
- junction - Maroa - terminus
- Chicome - branch terminus