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This guide to African railways includes intercity passenger trains, commuter rail, trams, and transit.
Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway - 780 km freight and passenger railway linking Addis Abeba, capital of Ethiopia, to Djibouti along the Red Sea Coast
African Railways - Timetables and general information about African railways
Algiers Metro - Official site of Métro d'Alger in Algiers, Algeria
Algiers Metro - Map and history of the 10km metro line in Algiers, Algeria
Benin Railway - Passenger rail service between Cotonou and Parakou
Blue Train, The - Luxury rail tours throughout South Africa
Botswana Railway - Daily train from Francistown to Gaborone and Lobatse, Botswana
Cairo Metro - Map, photos, history, and information about the three-route metro in Cairo, Egypt
Cairo Metro (NAT) - Official site of the Greater Cairo Metro Network, Egypt
Cameroonian Railways - Photos and information about Camrail, the national railway of Cameroon
Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB) - Connects the Atlantic port of Lobito, Angola with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia; site in Portuguese
Casa Tramway - Tram line in Casablanca, Morocco
Congolese National Railways (SNCC) - Freight and passenger service in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Desert Express - Two-day rail tour in Namibia
East African Railways - Photos from the East African Railways and Harbours Corporation that operated in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania until 1977
Egypt Train Travel - Schedules, photos, and travel information about the railways between Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, Alexandria, Port Said, and Suez
Egyptian National Railways - Official site of passenger rail services in Egypt
Eritrean Railway - Rebuilt railway from the Red Sea port of Massawa to Asmara
Eswatini Railways - Passenger and freight service in Swaziland, connecting with the railways of South Africa and Mozambique
Fianarantsoa-Côte Est (FCE) Railway - 163km link between the highland city of Fianarantsoa and the east coast town of Manakara, Madagascar
Gautrain - Rapid transit between Pretoria and Johannesburg, South Africa
Ghana Railways - Passenger and freight service on a 953 km network in Ghana
Kenya Railways - Passenger services between Nairobi and Mombasa, Kenya
Kenya Railways Corporation - Owns the railway infrastructure in Kenya, managed under concession with the Rift Valley Railways Consortium
Kenya Train Travel - Schedule, fares, and photos for the overnight train between Nairobi and Mombassa
Madarail - Operates passenger trains and charters in Madagascar
Mauritania Railway - Passenger service from Nouadhibou to Choum (to Zouerat for freight), known for the longest trains in the world (3km long ore trains); passengers board a single coach or ride atop in the ore wagons
Metrorail - Commuter rail service in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, East London, and Port Elizabeth; South Africa
Moroccan National Railways - Official ONCF (Chemins de fer Maroccains) site for passenger and freight rail service in Morocco
Mozambique Railways (CFM) - National passenger and freight railways in Mozambique
Namibia Railways - StarLine passenger train service operated by TransNamib
Namibia Train Travel - Schedule, fares, and photos of passenger rail travel in Namibia
PRASA (Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa) - Merges the operations, personnel, and assets of the South African Rail Commuter Corporation, Metrorail, and Shosholoza Meyl
Premier Classe - Luxury passenger train operates twice a week Johannesburg to Cape Town, South Africa
Rabat Tram - Two tram routes opened 2011 in Rabat, Morocco
Railroads of Central and Southern Africa - History of the Beira Railway, Mashonaland Railway, Bechuanaland Railway (later Rhodesia Railways), and Zambia Railways
Railroads of North Africa - History of railways in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
Railways Africa - Bi-monthly industry publication covering African railways with online news coverage
RCJM Blue Train - Booking agent for the luxury train between Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa
Rift Valley Railways - Operator of freight and passenger rail service in Kenya and Uganda
Rovos Rail - Luxury rail safaris in southern Africa
Senegal & Mali Train Travel - Photos and travel information about the passenger train between Dakar, Senegal and Bamako, Mali
Senegal National Railways - Photos and timetable for passenger service between Dakar and Bamako (Mali)
Shongololo Express - Two luxury trains travel to nine countries on the southern African continent: Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, and Tanzania
Shosholoza Meyl - Operates eight primary routes in South Africa with passenger and tourist train service
SNTF - Operates over 4000km of passenger and freight rail service in Algeria
South Africa Train Travel - Photos and travel information about passenger railways in South Africa
Sudan Railways Corporation - Operates passenger and freight railways in Sudan
Tanzania & Zambia Train Travel - Schedules, photos, and travel information about passenger railways in Tanzania and Zambia
Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) - Freight and passenger rail service in Tanzania; provides freight service to the west of the country as well as the land-locked countries of Burundi, Rwanda, and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) - Two country joint railway system, linking the port of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania with New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia, and handling freight cargo for the countries of Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Democratic Republic of Congo
Trains & Travel International - Operates luxury rail tours and railfan charters in Africa
Trans-Gabon Railway - History and operations of the 670km Transgabonais, the only railway in Gabon
Tunis Metro - Map, photos, and history of the five route light rail system in the capital city of Tunisia
Tunisia Railway Timetables - Timetables for the SNCFT railways of Tunisia
Tunisia Train Travel - Schedules, photos, and travel information about the railways in Tunisia
Tunisian Railways - Official SNCFT site for the passenger and freight railways of Tunisia
Uganda Railways Corporation - Owns the railway infrastructure in Uganda, managed under concession with the Rift Valley Railways Consortium
Watania - Private company offering sleeping car trains from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan, Egypt
Zambia Railways (ZR) - Extends from the junction with Zimbabwe Railways at Victoria Falls to Lusaka, Kapiri Mposhi (junction with Tazara), and the Copperbelt, a total length of 1,273 km
Zimbabwe National Railways - Operates passenger and freight railways on a 2760km network in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Train Travel - Schedule, photos, and information about daily passenger service between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
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