Transportation in Tanzania

Railways:\n
total: 3,690 km\n
narrow gauge: 2,721 km 1.000-m gauge; 969 km 1.067-m gauge (2002)

• Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) [1]\n*Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA): operates 1,860 km of 1.067-m narrow gauge track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia (of which 969 km are in Tanzania and 891 km are in Zambia); is not a part of Tanzania Railways Corporation; because of the difference in gauge, this system does not connect to Tanzania Railways [1]

Highways:\n
total: 88,200 km\n
paved: 3,704 km\n
unpaved: 84,496 km (1999 est.) Waterways: Lake Tanganyika, Lake Victoria, Lake Nyasa are principal avenues of commerce between Tanzania and its neighbors on those lakes Pipelines: gas 5 km; oil 866 km (2003) Ports and harbors:\nBukoba, Dar es Salaam, Kigoma, Kilwa Masoko, Lindi, Mtwara, Mwanza, Pangani, Tanga, Wete, Zanzibar Merchant marine:\n
total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 30,781 GRT/33,805 DWT\n
ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 2, petroleum tanker 3, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea passenger 2 (2002 est.) Airports: 123 (2002) Airports - with paved runways:\n
total:11\n
over 3,047 m: 2\n
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2\n
1,524 to 2,437 m: 5\n
914 to 1,523 m: 1\n
under 914 m: 1 (2002 est.) Airports - with unpaved runways:\n
total: 112\n
1,524 to 2,437 m: 18\n
914 to 1,523 m: 60\n
under 914 m: 34 (2002)

References

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See also

\n* Tanzania\n* Kilimanjaro International Airport \nCategory:Tanzania