The historyofrailtransport began before the beginning of the common era. It can be divided into several discrete periods defined by the principal means...
Railtransportin China began in the late nineteenth century during the Qing dynasty. Since then, the Chinese rail network has become one of the largest...
Railtransportin South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and South Africa's...
The rail service in Namibia is provided by TransNamib. The Namibian rail network consists of 2,687 km of tracks (2017). Namibia has a historyof more than...
Railtransportin Angola consists of three separate Cape gauge lines that do not connect: the northern Luanda Railway, the central Benguela Railway, and...
Railtransportin Tanzania is conducted by two companies (Tanzania Railways Corporation and TAZARA). It has historically used narrow gauge trackage, but...
metre gauge break of gauge. A rail link to Chipata inZambia was completed in 1984, but a connection onward into Zambia was only opened in 2010. This line...
The historyofrailtransportin Angola began during the nineteenth century, when Angola was a colony of Portugal. It has involved the construction, operation...
This list of countries by railtransport network size based on length ofrail lines. For the purposes of this page, railway has been defined as a fixed...
Railtransportin Kenya consists of a metre-gauge network and a new standard-gauge railway (SGR). Both railways connect Kenya's main port city of Mombasa...
Serule in Botswana to a deep-water port at Techobanine Point in Mozambique. A new rail link between Botswana and Zambia, bypassing Zimbabwe was mooted in 2005...
The historyofrailtransportin Liberia began shortly after World War II, when the Freeport of Monrovia was completed, with limited rail access. It had...
The historyofrailtransportin Algeria began in 1857 during the French colonization with the implementation of an initial plan for the creation of a 1...
Railtransportin Madagascar is primarily operated by Madarail. There are two unconnected systems having a total length of 855 km (531 mi), as of 2023...
RailTransportin Tunisia is provided by: Tunisian Railways (SNCFT) Société des transports de Tunis, manages commuter trains of the Tunis area including...
The historyofrailtransportin the Comoros began in about 1907. The only railway to be built in the Comoros was a 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge...
The historyofrailtransportin Burundi is limited to a now closed industrial railway, and a number of proposed railway projects that, as of 2012[update]...
Railtransportin Togo began in 1905. The basics of the rail network in Togo were laid during the German colonial period. The lines built in the then German...
Railtransportin Morocco was initially developed during the protectorate. It functioned primarily as a means to mobilize colonial troops and to transport...