.The South Korean-made train, coupled with the Turkish/Chinese-built railway line, is poised to become one of Africa’s most advanced cargo and passenger rail systems, capable of reaching speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour
.Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) on Monday, February 26th commenced its inaugural trial journey of the electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro
.Tanzania targets to replace the rather aged and less efficient meter-gauge railway system established during the colonial East African Railways
Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) commenced its inaugural trial journey of the electric Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro following an order by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
President Suluhu directed that by July this year, SGR train services from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma should have begun. Tanzania has been postponing its implementation since April 2017.
According to youtube vedio reported by Daniel Kijo from CGTV,Reported that,the test marks a significant step forward in Tanzania’s efforts to modernize its transportation infrastructure and boost connectivity across the nation.
Tanzania targets to replace the rather aged and less efficient meter-gauge railway system established during the colonial East African Railways.
Kijo also reported that,the South Korean-made train, coupled with the Turkish/Chinese-built railway line, is poised to become one of Africa’s most advanced cargo and passenger rail systems, capable of reaching speeds of up to 160 kilometres per hour.
This enhanced speed will significantly reduce travel times and facilitate the efficient movement of goods and people throughout Tanzania.
Addressing the media ,the CEO Tanzania Railway Corporation ,Mr Masanja Kadogosa said ,Once commissioned for service, the SGR trains, running at an average speed of 160km per hour, will cut the time between Dar and Morogoro to about two hours from the current four-hour journey by buses and five hours by train on the old metre gauge railway.
He also states that phase two of the SGR project runs from Morogoro to Makutupora, covering 422 kilometres. The line is being extended to Tabora, 294km away in phase three.
The fourth phase will link Tabora to Isaka, a 130km line, where it will branch to Mwanza and Kigoma.
