Africa - other countries: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigationJump to search
← Older edit
No edit summary
Burundi: launch of construction of line from Tanzania
 
(22 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
This page provides a summary of countries in Africa without individual country pages. In some cases, 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.
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.
 
[https://www.fahrplancenter.com/AfrikaDiverse.html Fahrplancenter] provides some information for some countries listed below.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
Line 5: Line 7:
! Country !! Status
! Country !! Status
|-
|-
| Angola || country page to be created
| Bénin || no known passenger service
|-
| Bénin || country page to be created
|-
| Botswana || country page to be created
|-
| Burkina Faso || country page to be created
|-
| Burundi || no known passenger service
|-
|-
| Cameroon || country page to be created
| 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 passenger service
| Cape Verde Islands || no known railway
|-
|-
| Central African Republic || no known passenger service
| Central African Republic || no known railway
|-
|-
| Chad || no known passenger service
| Chad || no known railway
|-
|-
| Comoros || no known passenger service
| Comoros || no known passenger service
|-
| Congo || country page to be created
|-
| Congo (Democratic Republic) [ex Zaïre] || country page to be created
|-
| Côte d'Ivoire [Ivory Coast] || country page to be created
|-
| Djibouti || country page to be created
|-
|-
| Equatorial Guinea || no known passenger service
| Equatorial Guinea || no known passenger service
|-
|-
| Eritrea || country page to be created
| 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]
|-
| Eswatini [ex Swaziland] || country page to be created
|-
| Ethiopia || country page to be created
|-
| Gabon || country page to be created
|-
| Gambia || no known passenger service
|-
| Ghana || country page to be created
|-
|-
| Guinea || country page to be created
| Gambia || no known railway
|-
|-
| Guinea Bissau || no known passenger service
| Guinea Bissau || no known passenger service
|-
|-
| Lesotho || country page to be created
| Lesotho || no known passenger service
|-
| Liberia || country page to be created
|-
|-
| Libya || 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.
|-
|-
| Madagascar || country page to be created
| Niger || no known railway
|-
| Malawi|| country page to be created
|-
| Mali || country page to be created
|-
| Mauritania || country page to be created
|-
| Mauritius || no known passenger service
|-
| Mozambique || country page to be created
|-
| Namibia || country page to be created
|-
| Niger || no known passenger service
|-
| Nigeria || country page to be created
|-
| Réunion || no known passenger service
|-
|-
| Rwanda || no known passenger service
| Rwanda || no known passenger service
|-
|-
| São Tomé & Príncipe || no known passenger service
| São Tomé & Príncipe || no known railway
|-
|-
| Sénégal || country page to be created
| Seychelles || no known railway
|-
|-
| Seychelles || no known passenger service
| Sierra Leone || no known passenger service
|-
| Sierra Leone || country page to be created
|-
|-
| Somalia || no known passenger service
| Somalia || no known passenger service
|-
| South Africa || country page to be created
|-
|-
| South Sudan || no known passenger service
| South Sudan || no known passenger service
|-
|-
| Sudan || country page to be created
| Togo || no known passenger service
|-
| Tanzania || country page to be created
|-
| Togo || country page to be created
|-
| Uganda || no known passenger service
|-
| Western Sahara || no known passenger service
|-
| Zambia || country page to be created
|-
|-
| Zimbabwe || country page to be created
| 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
Retrieved from "https://www.egtrow.info/w/index.php?title=Africa_-_other_countries&oldid=5501"