Transport in Mozambique
Railways
total:
3,123 km
narrow gauge:
2,983 km of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge;
narrow gauge:
140 km of 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) gauge (2005)
- The railways only interconnect via neighbouring countries.
Standards
Maps
Timeline
2008
- Two refurbished and regauged locomotives to be supplied by India's Golden Rock.[1] The ABC Couplers were also converted to Centre Buffer Coupler (AAR) [2]
- Tete to Beira coal haulage by 2010.[3]
Towns served by railways
Highways
total:
30,400 km
paved:
5,685 km
unpaved:
24,715 km (1996 est.)
Waterways
3,750 km (navigable routes)
Pipelines
crude oil 306 km; petroleum products 289 km
note:
none of the pipelines are operating
Ports and harbours
Indian Ocean
- Beira - railhead for Zimbabwe via the Beira Railroad Corporation
- Inhambane
- Maputo - railhead for South Africa
- Nacala - railhead for Malawi with deep water port.
- Pemba
- Quelimane
- Matutuine - new coal port approved October 2009 [4] in the far south.
Merchant marine
total:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,125 GRT/7,024 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
ships by type:
cargo 3
note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2 (2002 est.)
Airports
158 (2006)
The main airport in the country is Maputo International Airport, which is also the hub of Mozambique's flag carrier, LAM Mozambique Airlines.
Airports - with paved runways
total:
22
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
3
1,524 to 2,437 m:
10
914 to 1,523 m:
3
under 914 m:
5 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
136
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
14
914 to 1,523 m:
34
under 914 m:
87 (2006)
See also
References
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- ↑ Railway Gazette International, August 2008, p.483
- ↑ "Golden Rock workshop exports locos to Mozambique". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "Mozambique: Australian Company Plans New Coal Mine in Tete By 2010". Allafrica.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ↑ "New Mozambique port gets approval". Railways Africa. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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