Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include:
Railway stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) include:
| Station name | Route(s) |
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| Aketi | Aketi – Bumba Aketi – Isiro |
| Andoma (Liénart) | Aketi – Isiro |
| Bangu | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Bukama | Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Bumba | Aketi – Bumba |
| Demba | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Dibaya | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Dilolo | Dilolo – Lubumbashi |
| Dulia | Aketi – Isiro |
| Guba | Dilolo – Lubumbashi Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Ilebo | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Isiro | Aketi – Isiro |
| Kabalo | Kabalo – Kindu Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Kabongo | Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Kaloko | Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Kamina | Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Kananga | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Kaniama | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Kasaji | Dilolo – Lubumbashi |
| Kasese | Kisangani Gare – Ubundu |
| Katutu | Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Kazangulu | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Kibamba | Kabalo – Kindu |
| Kibombo | Kabalo – Kindu |
| Kilembo | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Kilomètre 82 | Kisangani Gare – Ubundu |
| Kimiala | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Kindu | Kabalo – Kindu |
| Kinshasa Est | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Kisangani Gare | Kisangani Gare – Ubundu |
| Kisantu | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Kolwezi | Dilolo – Lubumbashi |
| Komba | Aketi – Isiro |
| Kongolo | Kabalo – Kindu |
| Kuyi | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Likasi | Dilolo – Lubumbashi Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Likeri | Kabalo – Kindu |
| Lubudi | Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Lubumbashi | Dilolo – Lubumbashi Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi Lubumbashi – Sakania |
| Lufu | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Luishia | Dilolo – Lubumbashi Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Luputa | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Madimba | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Malanga | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Malela | Kabalo – Kindu |
| Malonga | Dilolo – Lubumbashi |
| Matadi | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Mokambo | Lubumbashi – Sakania |
| Mutshatsha | Dilolo – Lubumbashi |
| Mweka | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Mwene Ditu | Ilebo – Lubumbashi |
| Ngwena | Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Nsongo | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Sakania | Lubumbashi – Sakania |
| Samba | Kabalo – Kindu |
| Songololo | Kinshasa Est – Matadi |
| Tenke | Dilolo – Lubumbashi Ilebo – Lubumbashi Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
| Ubundu | Kisangani Gare – Ubundu |
| Zobia | Aketi – Isiro |
| Zofu | Kabalo – Lubumbashi |
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600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
1000mm gauge portage railway bypassing Stanley Falls
610 mm (2 ft)
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1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Ground transport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has always been difficult. The terrain and climate of the Congo Basin present serious barriers to road and rail construction, and the distances are enormous across this vast country. Furthermore, chronic economic mismanagement and internal conflict has led to serious under-investment over many years.
Matadi is the chief sea port of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the capital of the Kongo Central province, adjacent to the border with Angola. It had a population of 245,862 (2004). Matadi is situated on the left bank of the Congo River, 148 km (92 mi) from the mouth and 8 km (5.0 mi) below the last navigable point before the rapids that make the river impassable for a long stretch upriver. It was founded by Sir Henry Morton Stanley in 1879.
The Benguela Railway is a Cape gauge railway line that runs through Angola from west to east, being the largest and most important railway line in the country. It also connects to Tenke in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and to the Cape to Cairo Railway.
The Cape to Cairo Railway was an unfinished project to create a railway line crossing Africa from south to north. It would have been the largest and most important railway of that continent. It was planned as a link between Cape Town in South Africa and Port Said in Egypt.
Ilebo, formerly known as Port-Francqui, is a town in Kasai province in the Democratic Republic of Congo, lying at the highest navigable point of the Kasaï River. It is an important transport hub for ferries to Kinshasa and trains to Lubumbashi.
Kalemie, formerly Albertville or Albertstad, is a town on the western shore of Lake Tanganyika in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The town is next to the outflow of the Lukuga River from Lake Tanganyika to the Lualaba River.
The Société Nationale des chemins de fer du Congo is the national railway company for the inland railways of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Matadi–Kinshasa Railway is a railway line in Kongo Central province between Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the port of Matadi.
Rail transport in Angola consists of three separate Cape gauge lines that do not connect: the northern Luanda Railway, the central Benguela Railway, and the southern Moçâmedes Railway. The lines each connect the Atlantic coast to the interior of the country. A fourth system once linked Gunza and Gabala but is no longer operational.
Articles related to the Democratic Republic of the Congo include:
Rail transport is provided in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer du Congo (SNCC), the Société commerciale des transports et des ports (SCTP) (previously Office National des Transports until 2011), and the Office des Chemins de fer des Ueles (CFU).
The National Assembly is the lower house and main legislative political body of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is one of the two legislative bodies along with the Senate. The National Assembly is composed of deputies who are elected by the citizens of the DRC. The deputies serve as the voice of the people and are responsible for enacting legislation, representing their constituents' interests, and overseeing the executive branch of government. The National Assembly is responsible for deliberating and passing laws that impact the nation and its citizens. It was established by the 2006 constitution, which provided for a bicameral parliament consisting of the National Assembly and the Senate. It is located at the People's Palace in Kinshasa.
The Beira–Lobito Highway or TAH 9 is Trans-African Highway 9 in the transcontinental road network being developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (ADB), and the African Union. The route has a length of 3,523 km (2,189 mi) crossing Angola, the most southerly part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and central Mozambique.
Railway stations in the Republic of the Congo (Congo) include:
Railway stations in Angola include:
The Brazzaville–Kinshasa Bridge is a proposed road-rail bridge construction project over the Congo River that will connect the Republic of the Congo to the Democratic Republic of the Congo at their respective capitals, Brazzaville and Kinshasa. The project has proceeded intermittently, but work is slated to begin in 2023 and be completed in 2028.
The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Zaïrois (SNCZ) was the state railway company in Zaire formed in 1974 by combining several privately owned railways. It suffered from lack of maintenance of the tracks and rolling stock, weak management, and external factors such as the Angolan Civil War and the collapse of the economy of Zaire under President Mobutu Sese Seko. Despite two projects funded by the World Bank, it had virtually ceased to function by the 1990s. It was replaced in 1995 by the short-lived private company SIZARAIL, which in turn was replaced by the present Société nationale des chemins de fer du Congo.
The Compagnie du chemin de fer du bas-Congo au Katanga (BCK) was a railway operator in the Congo Free State, Belgian Congo and later in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zaire. Most of the lines were in the southern Katanga Province, with links to the Kasai River for transport of mineral exports down to Kinshasa and onward to the port of Matadi, and a link to the Angolan railway network for transport to Lobito on the Atlantic.
Odon Jadot was a Belgian railway engineer and administrator. He was responsible for building more than 1,650 kilometres (1,030 mi) of railroad in the Belgian Congo. The lines helped carry copper mined in the Katanga Province to the sea via the ports of Matadi in the Congo, Dilolo in Angola and Beira in Mozambique. They also supported troop movements during World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1045).
