Tanzania launches its first trial flight on the Dar-es-Salaam – Dodoma route

The country’s Prime Minister marked the inaugural passenger service on the line during Tanzania’s 60th anniversary celebrations, this is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Tanzania conducted its first trial run of a standard gauge railway (SGR) train along its railway line between the major port city of Dar-es-Salaam and its capital Dodoma.

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As part of Tanzania’s $10 billion government program for the international strategic railway SGR, the new railway is set to commence operations in July.

At the opening ceremony of the first line, the government also assured Tanzanians that the 627 km line will be open by July 2024, with 65 out of 89 passenger cars already ordered for these services.

The Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) also confirmed that nine out of 19 new passenger and freight locomotives have been delivered, while only one out of 10 ordered Hyundai Rotem electric trains is currently in its possession.

Photo: Prime Minister’s Office, Twitter/X.

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