Due to a major derailment of a train carrying 43 wagons of coal from Moatize to the port of Beira, passenger train traffic between Beira and Moatize has been suspended. The information is contained in a statement from Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique, quoted by "O País", which reportedly...
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Ressano line closed due to derailment
Train traffic on the Ressano Garcia line in Maputo province is interrupted following the derailment of a train in the Chinculo area on Sunday afternoon. The information was shared by the Police Command of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) in Maputo province, according to "Noticias". The source explained that the train...
Train derails after crashing into barricades
A train carrying mineral coal derailed yesterday on the Nacala Logistics Corridor (CLN), in the city of Nampula, when it hit barricades placed on the railway line by demonstrators, according to "Notícias." According to the source, the accident occurred in the Total area, along the railway line linking the province of Tete...
CFM introduces new train timetables
The movement of rail passengers by railcars in Marracuene, Boane and Matola Gare, in Maputo, will be subject to new timetables from August 10. The decision comes two years after the introduction of the rail passenger transportation service by railcars, with the aim of improving service provision and punctuality....
Train back on track linking Nacala-Nampula 32 years later
The passenger train that connected the district of Nacala to the rest of the northern province of Nampula, via the northern rail network, returned to Muchilipo station this Sunday, 32 years later. The event was witnessed by the Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Nampula with the...
Train carried 5.5 million passengers in 2022
More than 5.5 million people used rail transport in Mozambique in 2022, an increase of 81% compared to the previous year due to the easing of Covid-19 prevention measures, according to data from the CFM company. According to CFM's 2022 report and accounts, which is quoted by Lusa, the state-owned...
Rio Tinto's 30-car autonomous ore train derails and puts upcoming exports at risk
An autonomous Rio Tinto iron ore train with 30 wagons derailed on Saturday in Western Australia, without causing any human damage. This Monday the company was engaged in removing the wagons and debris. Analysts say the incident has the potential to disrupt its exports. "The incident involved a loaded train, with approximately...
Railroad accident between train and passenger transport leaves eight injured
Eight people were injured in a rail accident involving a CFM vehicle and a passenger carriage on Tuesday (06), at the level crossing on the Goba line, in the town of Boane, Maputo province. Notícias reports that the injured, all of whom were taken to hospital, were on passenger transport AIH 897 MC...
Train reconnects Mozambique and Malawi 37 years later
The Mozambique Ports and Railways Company has announced the restart of rail transport operations on the Cena line, on the Dona-Ana-Vila-Nova-da-Fronteira branch, which runs from Beira to Malawi 37 years later. The equipment left the Port of Beira last Friday and belongs to the Chinese company CR20, which is responsible for rebuilding the line in the country...
Torrential rains cause derailment of train with 300 passengers in Maputo. No casualties
A locomotive carrying 300 passengers derailed today in Maputo province, due to the displacement of the railway, without causing casualties, said the company Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique (CFM). According to a spokesman for CFM, Adelio Dias, quoted by Lusa, the train went off the rails on the arrival of the level crossing, after the railway line was...