Southern African rail network
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The Southern African rail network is a regional system of interconnected railway lines linking multiple countries in Southern Africa to support trade, passenger transport, and economic integration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North–South rail corridor in Southern Africa | 1 |
| Southern African rail network canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway network
ⓘ
regional integration project ⓘ transport infrastructure system ⓘ |
| connectsCountry |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Botswana NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Eswatini NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesotho NERFINISHED ⓘ Mozambique NERFINISHED ⓘ Namibia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | Southern African Development Community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentGoal |
improved regional connectivity
ⓘ
modal shift from road to rail ⓘ |
| facesChallenge |
border crossing delays
ⓘ
capacity constraints ⓘ infrastructure maintenance backlog ⓘ |
| gaugeType | Cape gauge ⓘ |
| hasApproximateGauge | 1067 mm ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
British colonial railway policy
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial railway policy ⓘ |
| includesCorridor |
Beira Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lobito Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Maputo Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Nacala Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ North–South Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Tazara Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratesWith | SADC transport corridors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHub |
Durban
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harare NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lusaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Maputo NERFINISHED ⓘ Windhoek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPortConnection |
Port of Beira
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Durban NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Lobito NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Maputo NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Nacala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
agricultural freight
ⓘ
bulk mineral exports ⓘ |
| supports |
economic integration
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North–South rail corridor in Southern Africa