The file photo shows passengers leaving a train after arriving at the Dar Es Salaam station of Tanzania-Zambia Railway in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) on Friday announced the resumption of full cross-border passenger train services between Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia on Oct. 18.
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) on Friday announced the resumption of full cross-border passenger train services between Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia.
A statement issued by the TAZARA headquarters in Tanzania's commercial capital of Dar es Salaam said passenger train services between the two destinations will resume on Oct. 18.
"Intending travelers are encouraged to make reservations for their tickets in advance," said the statement signed by TAZARA head of public relations Conrad K Simuchile.
The file photo shows passengers waiting for trains at the Dar Es Salaam station of Tanzania-Zambia Railway in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Feb. 14, 2019. (Xinhua/Lyu Shuai)
Passenger train services between the two destinations were temporarily suspended due to a goods train accident that occurred in the Msanza-Kapwila area in the Nakonde district, Zambia, on Sept. 22, 2022, said the statement.
TAZARA was constructed as a turnkey project between 1970 and 1975 through an interest-free loan from China, with commercial operations starting in July 1976, covering 1,860 km from Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia. ■
