Matadi–Kinshasa corridor
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The Matadi–Kinshasa corridor is a key transport route in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that links the Atlantic port city of Matadi with the inland capital Kinshasa, serving as the country’s main gateway for international trade.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
trade route
ⓘ
transport corridor ⓘ |
| challenge |
capacity constraints
ⓘ
infrastructure bottlenecks ⓘ maintenance issues ⓘ |
| connects |
Kinshasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
critical for supply of the inland capital Kinshasa
ⓘ
handles majority of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s seaborne trade ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaugeOfRailComponent | 1,067 mm ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Matadi–Kinshasa Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Road No. 1 (DRC) NERFINISHED ⓘ port facilities in Kinshasa ⓘ port of Matadi ⓘ |
| hasMode |
rail transport
ⓘ
river shipping interface ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
| hasNameInFrench | Corridor Matadi–Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importanceFor |
export of minerals and raw materials
ⓘ
import of foodstuffs to Kinshasa ⓘ import of fuel to Kinshasa ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | multimodal transport corridor ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| linkedInlandPort | Port of Kinshasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedPort | Port of Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kinshasa City-Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kongo Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central African regional trade routes
ⓘ
national transport network of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Kasangulu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mbanza-Ngungu NERFINISHED ⓘ Songololo Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railOperator | Société Commerciale des Transports et des Ports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadDesignation | N1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | main gateway for international trade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Atlantic Ocean coast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
ⓘ
Matadi seaport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicFunction | links landlocked interior of the Congo Basin to the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| terminusCity |
Kinshasa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
export of goods
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ import of goods ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
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