Railway stations in Sudan

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Railways in Sudan
Blue = 1067mm gauge
Red = 1000mm gauge
dotted = out of use or proposed Railways in Sudan.svg
Railways in Sudan
Blue = 1067mm gauge
Red = 1000mm gauge
dotted = out of use or proposed

Railway stations in Sudan include:

Maps

Existing and Proposed









Ferry

A weekly ferry service on the Nile River connects the Egyptian railhead at Aswan with the Sudan railhead at Wadi Halfa. [5]

Contents

Reopen

Proposed


(connection to Uganda - North to South) - Electrification proposed [8]



(connection to Kenya)


(connection to Ethiopia)


See also

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References

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  12. Sudan-Ethiopia link