Refurbishment of the Nacala Rail Corridor

Project Details

Start Date January 1984
End Date October 1993
ClientCFM – Portos e Caminho de Ferro de Moçambique 
CountryMozambique
LocationNacala to Cuamba 
Project Status Completed

Project Objectives 

Renovation of 538 km of Track.

Description

SOMAFEL, leading an international consortium, started operating in Mozambique in 1984, with a project for the Mozambican Port and Rail Authority (Direção Nacional de Portos e Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique), which consisted of the full refurbishment of the railway line between Nacala and Cuamba, along 538 km.

Segments carried out: 

– Phase 1: Nacala / Nampula (192 km);  – Phase 2: Nampula / Cuamba (346 km).