Tazara Railway Rehabilitation
Sector: Rail • Location: Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia
Source: South China Morning Post
Beijing, through China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, will invest US$1.4 billion to rehabilitate the Tazara Railway, which was built in the 1970s with Chinese interest-free loans, under a 30-year concession in the form of a build-operate-transfer model. The railway connects Kapiri Mposhi in central Zambia to the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Rail, Mass Transit
- Location
- Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- South China Morning Post
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Description | Beijing, through China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, will invest US$1.4 billion to rehabilitate the Tazara Railway, which was built in the 1970s with Chinese interest-free loans, under a 30-year concession in the form of a build-operate-transfer model. The railway connects Kapiri Mposhi in central Zambia to the Indian Ocean port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. |
Original sector | Transport |
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Country | Zambia |
City | Kapiri Mposhi |
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Source | South China Morning Post |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Rail, Mass Transit |
Article published date | 2025-09-16 |
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