- Transport in Burundi
There are a number of systems of transport in Burundi, including road and water-based infrastructure, the latter of which makes use of
Lake Tanganyika . Furthermore, there are also four airports inBurundi .Railways
Burundi does not possess any
railway infrastructure, although there are proposals to connect Burundi to its neighbours via railway.Lacking any railways, Burundi does not share rail links with adjacent countries, but a Chinese study in August 2006 resulted in a promise to construct a railway starting at the existing
Tanzania n railway network, connecting atIsaka , running viaKigali inRwanda , through to Burundi. Tanzanian railways use a one metre gauge, although other neighbouring countries utilise the 1067mm gauge, leading to some potential difficulties. Also, another project was launched in the same year, which aimes to link Burundi and Rwanda (which also has no railways) to theDemocratic Republic of the Congo andZambia , and therefore to the rest of Southern Africa. At a meeting to inaugurate theNorthern Corridor Transit Coordination Authority (NCTCA), the governments of Uganda and Burundi backed the proposed new railway from the Ugandan westernrailhead atKasese into the Democratic Republic of Congo. Additionally, Burundi has been added to a planned railway project to connect Tanzania and Rwanda.Rail links with adjacent countries
(Links to adjacent Transport pages)
* Democratic Republic of Congo - 1067mm gauge
* Rwanda - no railways yet
* Tanzania - 1000mm and 1067mmTAZARA .Towns served
Highways
There are 14,480 kilometres of
highway in Burundi, of which 1,657km are paved.Waterways
Lake Tanganyika is used for transport, with the majorport on the lake beingBujumbura . Most freight is transported down waterways.Airports
Burundi possesses four
airport s, of which one has pavedrunway s, whose length exceeds 3,047m. The remaining three airports have unpaved runways, two of which are of lengths between 914 and 1,523m, with the remaining airport's runway length being shorter than 914m.See also
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Burundi External links
* [http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/burundi.pdf UN Map of Burundi]
* [http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/fullMaps_Af.nsf/luFullMap/BC0EF176D6BCADE385256C0800474100/$File/wfp_safr_rails0702.pdf?OpenElement Map of railways in southern Africa]References
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