By Kamuti Muyambela
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has indicated that passenger services which were suspended in March, 2020 will resume after the re-opening of the Chambeshi bridge.
And TAZARA has rescheduled the re-opening of the Chambeshi Railway bridge that was expected on August 30, 2022 to September 15, 2022.
TAZARA head of public relations Conrad Simuchile made the announcement in a press release made available to Daily Revelation.
“We regret to announce that the re-opening of the Chambeshi Railway Beidge on the Chambeshi River has been delayed further due to unforeseen challenges faced in completing the works by the Engineering Contractor. The repairs are now expected to end by 30th August and the re-opening of the line is consequently rescheduled to harken around 15th September 2022, after line testing,” stated Simuchile. “It is also planned that passenger services between Dar es Salaam and New Kapiri-Mposhi, which were suspended in March 2020, following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, will resume immediately after the re-opening of the Chambeshi bridge.”
