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Tanzania Railways Corporation
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Tanzanian railroad company
The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is a state-owned enterprise that runs one of Tanzania's two main railway networks. the Headquarters are located in Mchafukoge, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region. When the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation was dissolved in 1977 and its assets divided between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, TRC was formed to take over its operations in Tanzania. In 1997 the inland shipping division became a separate company.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersDar es Salaam1
- Websitewww.trc.co.tz
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The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) is a state-owned enterprise that runs one of Tanzania's two main railway networks. the Headquarters are located in Mchafukoge, Ilala District, Dar es Salaam Region.2
Products and brands
Rail network
TRC's gauge is 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) and the length about 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi). Two east–west lines linking the coast and the hinterland were built under colonial rule as German East Africa: the Central Line runs from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma, and the Tanga Line from Tanga to Arusha. A north-south connection, from Korogwe to Ruvu, links the two lines. The main line runs to Lake Victoria where a connection operates via Lake Victoria train ferries with the Uganda Railway and Kenya Railways. From the Tanga line a line to Kenya is disused.
There is a break-of-gauge at Dar es Salaam to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) line to Zambia. A second link is at Kidatu, where the TAZARA line meets the Kidatu branch.
In 2024, Tanzania inaugurated a new railway terminal in Dar es Salaam as part of its ambitious Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The railway, powered by electricity, connects Dar es Salaam to Dodoma in under four hours. The 460km route is the first phase of a larger 2,560km railway designed to link Tanzania with neighboring countries such as Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Former Marine Division
TRC inherited ferry and cargo ship services on Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa and some ships on Lake Victoria.
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TRC introduced MV Bukoba on Lake Victoria in about 1979, MV Mwongozo on Lake Tanganyika in 1982 and passenger and cargo ship MV Serengeti on Lake Victoria in 1988.
On 21 May 1996 Bukoba sank in 25 metres (14 fathoms) of water about 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Mwanza. She had many more passengers aboard than she was certified to carry and at least 800 people were killed. After the disaster criminal charges were brought against nine TRC officials including Bukoba's master and the manager of the Marine Division.
In 1997 the Marine Division became a separate company, Marine Services Company Limited.
From Wikipedia’s article on Tanzania Railways Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Tanzania
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Acquisitions
Controversies and legal
Rail accidents
On 24 June 2002 the Igandu train disaster killed 281 people, the second highest number of deaths in a train disaster in Africa (the highest being the Awash rail disaster).
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Timeline
- 1977Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.trc.co.tz1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/tzrailways1
- WikipediaTanzania Railways Corporation
- WikidataQ2393276
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