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Beira–Bulawayo railway
Railway line in southern Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beira-Bulawayo railway, also called Machipanda railway,[1] Beira-Harare-Bulawayo railway and Beira railway, is a railway that connects the city of Beira, Mozambique, to the city of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. It is 850 km long, in a 1067 mm gauge.[2]
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Status | Operational |
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Type | Cape gauge |
Operator(s) | NRZ and CFM |
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Opened | 1900 |
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Line length | 850 km (530 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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On the Mozambican stretch, between Beira and Machipanda, the managing company is Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM);[1] on the Zimbabwean stretch, between the cities of Mutare, Harare, Gweru and Bulawayo, the administration is done by the company National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).[3]
Its main maritime logistics facility is the port of Beira.[1]