<p>The railway section is about 1,000 km running from Mtwara Port at the Indian Ocean to Mbambabay/ (Ameliabay) in Lake Nyasa with Spurs connecting to Mineral fields of Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron ore mines in the south west of Tanzania. </p>
<p>The railway section is about 1,000 km running from Mtwara Port at the Indian Ocean to Mbambabay/ (Ameliabay) in Lake Nyasa with Spurs connecting to Mineral fields of Mchuchuma coal and Liganga iron ore mines in the south west of Tanzania. </p>
<p>"The main objective of the project is to promote sustainable transport along the Mtwara corridor, through the construction of new railway line from Mtwara to Mbambabay with spurs to Mchuchuma coal mine and Liganga Iron Ore mine and ultimately unlock the Southern Tanzania Agricultural and mineral rich areas.
It is intended to address the Transport challenges along Mtwara Corridor connecting Southern part of Tanzania with Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique through Lake Nyasa. It is part of Mtwara Development Corridor Initiatives.The main objective of the project is to promote sustainable transport along the Mtwara corridor, through the construction of new railway line from Mtwara to Mbambabay with spurs to Mchuchuma coal mine and Liganga Iron Ore mine and ultimately unlock the Southern Tanzania Agricultural and mineral rich areas.
It is intended to address the Transport challenges along Mtwara Corridor connecting Southern part of Tanzania with Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique through Lake Nyasa. It is part of Mtwara Development Corridor Initiatives." </p>