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===Gauges===
===Gauges===
* 1067 mm 3' 6" - Cape Gauge
* 1067 mm 3 foot 6 inches - Cape Gauge - ~3,600 km (2002).
* 1000 mm - Metre
* 1000 mm - Metre - 125 km (2002).
* 600 mm
* 600 mm - ~ 1,000 km (2002)


===Electrification===
===Electrification===

Revision as of 00:28, 1 December 2024

Country Details

See Wikipedia

National Railway System

UIC code

alpha CD

National Railway Operator

National Railway Society of Congo/Société Nationale Des Chemins De Fer Du Congo - SNCC - website in French.

See also Railways in the Democratic Republic of Congo description at sinfin.net.

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 Note that this may be substantially out of date.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.

Maps

Printed Maps

World Rail Atlas - North, East and Central Africa by Neil Robinson.

Infrastructure

Gauges

  • 1067 mm 3 foot 6 inches - Cape Gauge - ~3,600 km (2002).
  • 1000 mm - Metre - 125 km (2002).
  • 600 mm - ~ 1,000 km (2002)

Electrification

25kV 50Hz

Covering 858 km of the Cape Gauge lines.

Rule of the road

Not known; probably single throughout.

Lines with Obscure or Sparse passenger services

None known.