Transport in Mozambique

Railways

Railway network of Mozambique

total: 3,123 km
narrow gauge: 2,983 km of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge;
narrow gauge: 140 km of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge (2005)

• The railways only interconnect via neighbouring countries.

Standards

Steam locomotive at Inhambane, 2009

• Coupler: CBC
• Brakes: Air

Maps

• UN Map
• Map Port Nacala railhead
• Southern Africa
• Sena Railway

Timeline

2008

• Two refurbished and regauged locomotives to be supplied by India's Golden Rock.^[1] The ABC Couplers were also converted to Centre Buffer Coupler (AAR) ^[2]
• Tete to Beira coal haulage by 2010.^[3]

Towns served by railways

Highways

Construction works for the Armando Guebuza Bridge, Mozambique

total: 30,400 km
paved: 5,685 km
unpaved: 24,715 km (1996 est.)

Waterways

3,750 km (navigable routes)

Pipelines

crude oil 306 km; petroleum products 289 km
note: none of the pipelines are operating

Ports and harbours

Indian Ocean

• Beira - railhead for Zimbabwe via the Beira Railroad Corporation
• Inhambane
• Maputo - railhead for South Africa
• Nacala - railhead for Malawi with deep water port.
• Pemba
• Quelimane
• Matutuine - new coal port approved October 2009 ^[4] in the far south.

Merchant marine

total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,125 GRT/7,024 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
ships by type: cargo 3
note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2 (2002 est.)

Airports

158 (2006)

The main airport in the country is Maputo International Airport, which is also the hub of Mozambique's flag carrier, LAM Mozambique Airlines.

Airports - with paved runways

total: 22
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 10
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 5 (2006)

Airports - with unpaved runways

total: 136
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
914 to 1,523 m: 34
under 914 m: 87 (2006)

See also

• Mozambique

References

1. Railway Gazette International, August 2008, p.483
2. "Golden Rock workshop exports locos to Mozambique". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
3. "Mozambique: Australian Company Plans New Coal Mine in Tete By 2010". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
4. "New Mozambique port gets approval". Railways Africa. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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