Benguela Railway
E902780
Benguela Railway is a major Angolan railway line that historically linked the country’s interior and neighboring regions to the Atlantic port of Lobito, serving as a key route for freight and passenger transport.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benguela railway corridor | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| completedToBorderWithDRC | 1929 ⓘ |
| connectsMiningRegion |
Copperbelt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Lobito NERFINISHED ⓘ Zambia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| constructionUnder | Portuguese colonial administration ⓘ |
| country | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | export corridor for minerals ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
facilitates mineral exports from Central Africa
ⓘ
supports regional trade integration ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| gauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
Cape gauge ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Caminho de Ferro de Benguela concession company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
key route for agricultural exports
ⓘ
key route for copper exports ⓘ link between Katanga mining region and Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| linkType | land bridge between interior and Atlantic port ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benguela Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| operator | Caminho de Ferro de Benguela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lobito Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Benguela Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bié Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Huambo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Moxico Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Angolan interior
ⓘ
Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rehabilitationContractor | China Railway 20 Bureau Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rehabilitationPeriod |
2000s
ⓘ
2010s ⓘ |
| rehabilitationSupportFrom | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedForFreight | 2010s ⓘ |
| reopenedForPassengers | 2010s ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Lobito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGaugeType | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| trackType | single track ⓘ |
| wasSeverelyDamagedDuring | Angolan Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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