The government of
Madagascar
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has granted Madarail a 25-year
concession to operate the northern of the two national
rail line
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Rail transport
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*Railway track or railway lines, the running surface of a railway
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s. The company is investing in
Madagascar's rail system. Operations began in 2003 with one
locomotive
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; 7 more locomotives have been purchased from the
Portuguese Comboios de Portugal
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, the
CP Class 9020.
Overview
The shares of this company are hold at 100% by the state of Madagascar after the private investor that hold 75% of the shares desisted in April 2022.
Business development
It is planned to refurbish the line Antanananrivo-Antsirabe (159km) that had been closed in the mid of the 1990's after passage of the Cyclone Ana that damaged a bridge of the river
Sasaony, at 19km from Antananarivo. Madarail previews to reopen the freight service between Toamasina and Antsirabe in December 2023.
The line between
Antanananrivo and
Antsirabe
Antsirabe () also known as Ville d'eau is the list of cities in Madagascar, third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region, with a population of 265,018 in 2014.
In Madagascar, Antsirabe is known for its relatively ...
reopened on 2 December 2023.
Gallery
File:Madagascar train.jpg, Train waiting at Andasibe station
File:Soarano train station Antananarivo Madagascar.JPG, Soarano train station in Antananarivo
File:Somewhere at Madagascar.jpg, Railroad bridge in Madagascar
File:Madagascar, chemin de fer canal des pangalanes.4.jpg, Madarail
Timeline
2007
* Five new SDD9 locomotives delivered. Built by
CSR Sifang.
2010
* Six reconditioned locomotives delivered for Dynatec Mining, managed and operated by Madarail on their behalf. Supplied by GE/Motive Power & Equipment Solutions, Inc.
2022
* Four new G20-3 locomotives delivered. Built by Ferrovias Del Bajio S.A (FVB) (Mexico).
* Two BB700 locomotives delivered.
See also
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History of rail transport in Madagascar
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Rail transport in Madagascar
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Transport in Madagascar
Paved and unpaved roadways, as well as railways, provide the main forms of transport in Madagascar. Madagascar has approximately of paved roads and 836 km of rail lines. In 2010, Madagascar had of navigable waterways.
Railways
In 2018, Madaga ...
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Railway stations in Madagascar
References
External links
madarail.mgMadarail on Madacamp
Companies based in Antananarivo
Rail transport in Madagascar
Metre-gauge railways in Madagascar
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