The project is expected to significantly reduce reliance on long and often challenging road routes that currently dominate cross-border trade.

An SGR loop linking Uganda and Tanzania gives Dar es Salaam a chance in the race to control the trade routes to the Great ...

Uganda plans to link its new railway line to Tanzania, providing direct access to the port of Dar es Salaam and creating a new export route for minerals such as gold, copper, and iron ore. The ...

A train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) arrives at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Kenya's capital, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese rail contractors are consolidating their foothold in East Africa as part of a twin effort to improve the region's ...

The financing is seen as a key step in advancing the buildout of a standard-gauge rail network in East Africa. Photo Courtesy of Tanzania Railway Corp. December 29, 2023 Construction of a 651-km ...

THE Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has officially launched the transport of cargo via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and urged traders to embrace rail transport to reduce reliance on trucks ...

THE Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) has launched container transport services on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a milestone expected to decongest the port and shorten inland transit times. The ...

The railway is part of Tanzania’s $10bn SGR International Strategic Railway programme. Credit: Office of the Prime Minister via Twitter/X Tanzania has conducted the inaugural test run of a train on ...

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved financing structures worth $696.41 million (Sh107.23 billion) for Kenya's neighbours Burundi and Tanzania to commence Phase II of the Joint ...