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The following countries in Africa are thought by the compilers to have no passenger rail services, and in many cases no operational railways at all. We would be grateful for any updates.
This page provides a summary of countries and territories in Africa without individual pages. They are thought by the compilers to have no passenger rail services, and often no operational railways at all. We would be grateful for any updates.


* Burundi
[https://www.fahrplancenter.com/AfrikaDiverse.html Fahrplancenter] provides some information for some countries listed below.
* Cape Verde Islands
 
* Central African Republic
{| class="wikitable"
* Chad
|-
* Equatorial Guinea
! Country !! Status
* Gambia
|-
* Guinea Bissau
| Bénin || no known passenger service
* Libya
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* Mauritius
| Burundi || No current railway system. However, construction of a line to Musongati from Uvinza in Tanzania was officially launched on 16 August 2025.
* Niger
|-
* Réunion
| Cape Verde Islands || no known railway
* Rwanda
|-
* São Tomé & Príncipe
| Central African Republic || no known railway
* Seychelles
|-
* Somalia
| Chad || no known railway
* South Sudan
|-
* Uganda
| Comoros || no known passenger service
* Western Sahara
|-
| Equatorial Guinea || no known passenger service
|-
| Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) || [https://www.rovos.com Rovos Rail] cruise trains cover all of the main lines of Eswatini railways - see also [https://eswatinirail.co.sz/ Eswatini Railways] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini_Railways Wikipedia article]
|-
| Gambia || no known railway
|-
| Guinea Bissau || no known passenger service
|-
| Lesotho || no known passenger service
|-
| Libya || There have been no operational railways in Libya since 1965. However, in July 2025 a memorandum of understanding was signed with China Civil Engineering Construction that could lay the groundwork for construction to resume on the project to build a national network. See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Libya Wikipedia] for a history of the railways.
|-
| Niger || no known railway
|-
| Rwanda || no known passenger service
|-
| São Tomé & Príncipe || no known railway
|-
| Seychelles || no known railway
|-
| Sierra Leone || no known passenger service
|-
| Somalia || no known passenger service
|-
| South Sudan || no known passenger service
|-
| Togo || no known passenger service
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| Western Sahara || short section of [[Mauritania]]'s SNIM line; no other known railways
|}


[[Category:Countries in Africa]][[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:Countries in Africa]][[Category:Countries]]

Latest revision as of 14:16, 22 August 2025

This page provides a summary of countries and territories in Africa without individual pages. They are thought by the compilers to have no passenger rail services, and often no operational railways at all. We would be grateful for any updates.

Fahrplancenter provides some information for some countries listed below.

Country Status
Bénin no known passenger service
Burundi No current railway system. However, construction of a line to Musongati from Uvinza in Tanzania was officially launched on 16 August 2025.
Cape Verde Islands no known railway
Central African Republic no known railway
Chad no known railway
Comoros no known passenger service
Equatorial Guinea no known passenger service
Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Rovos Rail cruise trains cover all of the main lines of Eswatini railways - see also Eswatini Railways and Wikipedia article
Gambia no known railway
Guinea Bissau no known passenger service
Lesotho no known passenger service
Libya There have been no operational railways in Libya since 1965. However, in July 2025 a memorandum of understanding was signed with China Civil Engineering Construction that could lay the groundwork for construction to resume on the project to build a national network. See Wikipedia for a history of the railways.
Niger no known railway
Rwanda no known passenger service
São Tomé & Príncipe no known railway
Seychelles no known railway
Sierra Leone no known passenger service
Somalia no known passenger service
South Sudan no known passenger service
Togo no known passenger service
Western Sahara short section of Mauritania's SNIM line; no other known railways
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