Trans-Zambezi Railway (Namibian Extension 3)

railway

Distance

772 km
new
772km
rehabilitated
– km
existing
– km

Cost

$2.3b
$2,259,999,972

planned

Objective

The cross-border rail project aims to link new mines and mining activities to the railway network along the Walvis Bay – Ndola – Lubumbashi Development Corridor to enable transportation of minerals from the Copperbelt to Walvis Bay.

Description

The project involves the construction of the Trans-Zambezi Railway extension from Grootfontein to Katima Mulilo via Rundu in Namibia. The project is part of a multinational railway line between Namibia and Zambia via the Zambezi region.

Operators

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TransNamib
Company

Governing authorities

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TransNamib
Company
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