Work underway to double track from Matola-Gare to Ressano Garcia

Maputo, 5 Jun (AIM) – The doubling of the track along the Ressano Garcia railway line, which links Mozambique and South Africa, from the Matola-Gare Administrative Post to Secogene, in Maputo province, over a stretch of about 50 kilometres, is expected to be concluded by next September.

According to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the publicly owned ports and rail company, CFM, Agostinho Langa Junior, who recently travelled the entire length of the line to assess the work, the estimated cost is US$82 million financed by CFM’s funds.

Although the work is only 52 per cent complete, Langa expressed hope that the deadlines will be met, “because it is now the dry season and there will be no major interruptions in the activities.”

He explained that the duplication of the line is to increase the capacity of the railroad and guarantee greater security in the circulation of trains. He added that after the conclusion of the work, the Ressano Garcia line will have the capacity to carry about 24 million tonnes of cargo a year, compared with the current 13 million tonnes. Besides the duplication of the line, the activities include the construction of four bridges from scratch.
(AIM)