Railway stations in Angola

Railway stations in Angola

Railway stations in Angola include:

Maps

* [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/angola.pdf UNJLC Map]
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Af.nsf/luFullMap/4C2BCBA5561DCD498525706900768B6A/$File/unhcr_REF_ago300605.pdf?OpenElement Map]
* [http://www.unhcr.org/publ/PUBL/441687e00.pdf UNHCR Map]

Towns served by rail

North line

(Also known as "Luanda Railway" [http://allafrica.com/stories/200801220124.html Angola: Repair of Luanda Railway Complete in August] ] ) (originally 1000mm gauge, now 1067mm gauge)
* Luanda - port - national capital ; junction
** Caxito - branch terminus; provincial capital
** Quicabo

* Funda
** Cabiri - branch terminus

* Cacuaco - junction
* Viana (84m) - suburban station
** Baía (89m) branch terminus
* Catete (90m)

* Zenza do Itombel (128m) - junction
** Dondo (134m) - branch terminus
** Quixinge (147m) - branch extension
* Biera Alta
* Canhoca (362m) - junction
** Cambondo - branch terminus

* N'dalatando (688m)
* Cacuso (946m)
* Lombe (1088m)
* Malanje (479km)(1155m) - terminus----
* Golungo Alto - branch terminus
* Musseques (11m)

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* Bungo
* Texatang

* Boavista

* Cazenga - workshops

* Luinha

Middle line

(610mm gauge = closed )

* Gunza - port
* Gabala - terminus at mine

Central line (Benguela Railway)

( always 1067mm gauge )
* Benguela - port
* Lobito - port
* Cubal - 171km
* Ganda -
* Caála - junction
* Huambo - (380km) - workshops [ http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3161&Itemid=35 ]
* Kuito
* Camacupa
* Cuemba
* Chicala
* Luena
* Luau - (1269km) - border with Congo
* Dilola, Congo Kinshasa----
* Cavaco River----
* Caála - junction
** Cuima - branch terminus

South Line

( originally 600mm gauge, converted to 1067mm gauge in the 1950s. [ http://53.1911encyclopedia.org/Angola_%28Portuguese_West_Africa%29 ]

* Namibe - port
* Sacomar - ~5km - marshalling yards
* Bibala
* Lubango - (246km) - junction
* Matala - intermediate station
* Dongo - (500km) - junction
* Cubango
* Cuchi
* Menongue - terminus (756km)----
* Caraculo - concrete sleeper plant in 2008
* Chibia - yards----
* Lubango - junction
* Chiange - branch terminus (150km) which may be extended to link with flagicon|Namibia Namibia.----
* Dongo, Huila, Angola - junction
* Cassinga - iron ore
* Chamutete - branch terminus

Proposed

* Cuvelai
* Ondjiva - provincal capital
* Santa Clara - near border----
* Integrated Railway System would build the following:
* Luanda through the provinces of Bengo, Uíge, Zaire and Cabinda
* Pointe Noire-Brazzavile.

See also

* Transport in Angola

References


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