Angola

Country Details

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National Railway System

National Railway Operator

The Instituto Nacional dos Caminhos de Ferro de Angola (INCFA) was merged with the National Institute of Road Transport (INTR), in December 2021, to form the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT).

There are three separate Cape Gauge lines:-

• North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL) ~480 km.

• Central line (Benguela Railway) (CFB) ~1330 km, operated by the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) joint venture with a 30 year concession which started in 2022.

• South Line (Moçâmedes Railway) (CFM) ~910 km.

Timetable

• Online: unofficial timetable information is available at Fahrplancenter. Note that this may be substantially out of date.
• Printed: summary timetables are available in some editions of the European Rail Timetable.

Infrastructure

Gauge

• 1,067 mm (3 foot 6 inches) Cape Gauge (~2,700 km}.
• 600 mm (1 foot 11 +5⁄8 inch) ~ 120 km in 2002.

Metros

A four line metro system is planned for Luanda [with yellow, red, blue and green lines], with construction of the first 60 km approved to start in 2025.

Recent and Future Changes

Future Changes

The first phase of the Luanda Surface Metro System (MSL) has been approved, for the capital Luanda, with construction of 60 km of the yellow line scheduled to start in 2025.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse Passenger Services

See Angola - Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services.