Railway stations in Angola
1067mm gauge tracks,
610mm gauge tracks (closed) ;
1067mm proposed
Railway stations in Angola include:
Towns served by rail
North line (Luanda Railway) (CFL)
(Also known as Luanda Railway[1]) (originally 1000 mm gauge, now 1067 mm gauge)
- Luanda - port - national capital ; junction
- Funda
- Cabiri - branch terminus
- Sambizanga
- Rangel
- Cazenga - workshops
- Viana (23 km) - suburban station; stadium[5]
- (junction)
- Baía Farta branch terminus; end of duplication [4]
- Camizunzo
- Catete
- Zenza do Itombe - junction
- Beira Alta (Angola, Cuanza Norte)
- Canhoca - junction
- Cambondo - branch terminus
- N'dalatando
- Cacuso
- Lombe
- Malanje (479 km) - terminus
- Golungo Alto - branch terminus
- Bungo
- Texatang
- Boa Vista
- Cazenga - workshops
- Luinha - short branch
- Luanda
- Barra do Dande proposed new port [7]
Middle line
(610mm gauge = closed)
- Porto Amboim - port
- Gabela - terminus at mine
Central line (Benguela Railway) (CFB)
(all 1067 mm gauge)
- Lobito - port
- Catumbela
- Benguela - port
- Catengue
- Cubal - 171 km
- Ganda
- Caála - junction
- Huambo - (380 km) (was Nova Lisboa) - workshops[8]
- Kuito
- Camacupa
- Cuemba
- Chicala
- Luena[9]
- Luacano junction for proposed short cut rail line to Zambian copper mines [10]
- Luau - (1269 km) - border with DRCongo
- Dilolo, Congo Kinshasa
- (unknown)
- Chinguar
- Benguela line junction
- Proposed short cut line due 2012
South Line (Moçâmedes Railway) (CFM)
(originally 600 millimetres (2 ft 0 in) gauge,[11] converted to 1,067 millimetres (3 ft 6.0 in) gauge in the 1950s.)
- Maquelo,
- Laceiras,
- Micose,
- Cabanas,
- Kapunda,
- Kuvango (Huíla),
- Tombolo,
- Vembambi,
- Viungue
- Kuelei.[12]
- Matala - intermediate station
- Dongo - (500 km) - junction
- Dongo Novo
- Entroncamento
- Cubango
- Cuchi
- Menongue - terminus (756 km)
- Caraculo - concrete sleeper plant in 2008
- Lubango - junction
- Chibia - yards
- Chiange - branch terminus (150 km) which may be extended to link with Namibia.
- Cuvelai
- Ondjiva - provincial capital
- (Unknown location)
- Namialo - concrete sleeper plant.[13]
Proposed
Northern
- Integrated Railway System would build the following:[7][14]
- Luanda through the provinces of Bengo, Uíge, Zaire and Cabinda[15]
- includes road-rail Matadi Bridge over Congo River in
Central North
Central (Benguela line)
Central South
Southern
- Dongo - junction
- Chamutete railhead in south ; also spelled Tchamutete.
- Cuvelai
- Ondjiva - provincial capital
- Namacunde
- Cassinga
- Cuvango
- Ondangwa railhead in north of Namibia [22]
Maps
- UN Map
- ReliefWeb Map at the Library of Congress Web Archives (archived 2006-03-13)
- UNHCR Map
See also
References
- ↑ "Angola: Repair of Luanda Railway Complete in August". Angola Press Agency (Luanda). 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ Africa, Railways (2015-07-27). "LUANDA TRACK DOUBLING". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ Africa, Railways (2015-07-27). "LUANDA PROJECTIONS". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ Africa, Railways (2015-07-27). "CFL puts into operation two new hourly trains". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- 1 2 Africa, Railways (2015-07-27). "ANGOLAN INTERNATIONAL RAIL LINKS". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ "Home". Railways Africa. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ↑ "Across Africa By Rail". Mikes.railhistory.railfan.net. 10 June 1929. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- 1 2 RailwaysAfrica #4 2014, p06
- ↑
- ↑ Africa, Railways (2015-07-27). "TEN ANGOLAN STATIONS INAUGURATED". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ RailwaysAfrica 5/2013 p20
- ↑ Africa, Railways (2015-07-27). "INTERNATIONAL LINKS FOR ANGOLAN RAILWAYS". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ "Home". Railways Africa. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
- ↑ "OT Africa Line - Angola". Otal.com. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- 1 2 Railway Gazette International September 2012, p42
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "PMAESA - New railway line to link Zambia and Angola". www.pmaesa.org. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 October 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "klausdierks.com". klausdierks.com. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
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