Beira - Machipanda Railway Upgrade is a railway project serving Mozambique and Zimbabwe. It seeks to improve freight and passenger movement and connect production areas and inland markets to ports and border crossings through construction or rehabilitation of the named rail section. The 317 km Beira–Machipanda railway rehabilitation was completed and the corridor is operational, supporting freight between Beira and Zimbabwe.
<p>Reconstruction of the cargo and passenger transport system on the Beira-Machipanda railway line, linking the provinces of Sofala and Manica to neighbouring Zimbabwe, via the Machipanda border post, will once again allow people and goods to travel, particularly rural workers along the Beira corridor. This section of railway is of particular importance to Mozambique as it is expected to offer greater dynamism to the strategy of linking different development hubs in the country and neighbouring regions, and improve efficiency in transporting passengers and cargo between points along the railway.</p>
<p>The objective is to restore of rail services between Harare and Beira.</p>