Project Type
Heavy Haul
Country
Zambia
Length
590 km
Stations
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Category
New Line
Traction
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Capacity
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Project Start
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Stage
Feasibility
Cost
US $989 M
Financing
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Contract Type
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Project Owner
NorthWest Rail Company Limited (NWR)
Background
The Northwest Rail Project is a new heavy-haul railway line which will connect Zambia and Angola. It will be implemented by NorthWest Rail Company Limited (NWR), a Zambian rail company which owns the exclusive rights to build, operate and maintain the new railway line from Chingola in the Zambian Copperbelt to the Angolan border. NWR was granted the exclusive rights by the Zambian Government in July 2006.
The project, which will be implemented in two phases, involves the construction of 590 km of Cape gauge rail line.
Phase 1 of the railway project will be 290 km long running from the existing Zambia Railways terminus
Contractors
Main Contractor
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Sub-Contractors
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Recent Developments
NorthWest Rail Company Ltd (NWR), Uroven LTD and Smart Operations (a division of TMH) signed a cooperation agreement to conduct a Bankable Feasibility Study for the 166-km Phase 1A (Chingola-Solwezi) of the project.
The study is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2021.
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Project Documents
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