Tanzania-Zambia Railway to be extended to Burundi
LUSAKA, March 7 (Xinhua) — The governments of Zambia and Burundi have begun talks on the possibility of extending a railway line, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA), in order to enhance trade between the two countries, the Times of Zambia reported on Friday.
The 1,992 km railway line, owned by the governments of Zambia and Tanzania, runs from the Zambian town of Kapiri Mposhi to Port Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and was constructed in the 1970s with the assistance of the Chinese government.
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