TANZANIA an ambitious rail network To boost trade, Tanzania is equipping itself with a new rail network that meets universal standards and is exemplary for its sustainability. Moving from the current metre-gauge line, built at the start of the 20thcentury, to new standard gauge 1,435mm tracks means replacing the entire network. This ambitious Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project will connect the commercial port of Dar es Salaam on the Indian Ocean to Mwanza on the shores of Lake Victoria, as well as Kigoma Port on Lake Tanganyika – more than 1,800km of new track in total. It will cut passenger and freight journey times between Dar es Salaam and Mwanza more than threefold, from 39 hours to 11 hours. SYSTRA is the design leader for the sections connecting the dry port of Isaka to Mwanza (250km) and Tabora to Kigoma (375km). From studies to civil engineering, via rail and telecommunications systems, right through to the sustainable design of Mwanza station, the project benefits from SYSTRA’s international network of experts in railway engineering, civil engineering design and landscape architecture. And the story continues with a new contract awarded in 2024. TANZANIA Mwanza Musongati (Burundi) Arusha Kigoma Tabora Uvinza Tanga Mpanda Dar es Salaam 250KM of track between Isaka Dry Port and the shores of Lake Victoria PROGRESS OF THE TANZANIAN RAIL 375KM NETWORK of track between Tabora Performed As an extension SUMP (Sustainable Urban and Kigoma on the shores Mobility Plan) Mwanza of Lake Tanganyika tropeR ytivitcA detargetnI 4202ARTSYS | 83