Beira–Bulawayo railway
Beira-Bulawayo railway, also called Machipanda railway, Beira-Harare-Bulawayo railway and Beira railway, is a railway that connects the city of Beira, Mozambique, to the city of Bulawayo, in Zimbabwe. It is 850 km long, in a 1067 mm gauge.
| The Beira–Bulawayo railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Cape gauge |
| Operator(s) | NRZ and CFM |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 850 km (530 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
On the Mozambican stretch, between Beira and Machipanda, the managing company is Mozambique Ports and Railways (CFM); on the Zimbabwean stretch, between the cities of Mutare, Harare, Gweru and Bulawayo, the administration is done by the company National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ).
Its main maritime logistics facility is the port of Beira.
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