NETWORK
Assuring a network stretch of almost 1,200 km to meet
cargo demands from Victoria Falls Bridge Zimbabwe
to Sakania, border with the Democratic Republic
of Congo and including the Copperbelt
TRAINS
Providing various Service Classes according to your comfort on
the Passenger Trains ranging from Business Class, Sleeper
Class, Standard Class, and Economy Class, including
a courier service.
Assuring the compliant handling of various cargo via different
routes from import to export and local traffic using a dynamic
range of haul power and wagons.
Partnered with communities benefiting from the availability
of rail building and land property for commercial activities
to improve lifestyle
WELCOME TO ZAMBIA RAILWAYS!
ZRL is wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of Zambia through the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). The Company was incorporated in 1982. It is mandated under the Railways Act of 1984 to operate both rail passenger and freight trains.
ZRL’s main operations domain is Mulobezi to Chililabombwe, and Chipata to Mchinji. The Company also provides train operations beyond its borders, through the respective railway administrations and connects to nearly all the ports in the SADC region. This enables the company to provide Import, Local, Export and Transit rail transportation services. Through its strategic partnerships, ZRL provides end to end logistics services for local traffic.
Latest News
ZAMBIA RAILWAYS LIMITED (ZRL) HOSTS PUPILS FROM GREAT NORTH ROAD ACADEMY
Two hundred pupils and ten teachers from the Great North Road Academy Chilanga Campus recently toured Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) facilities on an educational tour at the Lusaka Railway Station. The aim of…
MAZABUKA MAN JAILED 10 YEARS FOR UNLAWFUL CUTTING OF SECURITY LIGHT POLE
The Mazabuka High Court on Thursday, June 5, 2025, sentenced Gilbert Musukuma aged 55 to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for unlawfully cutting a 12-meter security light pole, a property of Zambia…
JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON THE OCCASION OF THE JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE (JMC) MEETING OF THE MOSETSE KAZUNGULA-LIVINGSTONE (MKL) RAILWAY LINK PROJECT KASANE, BOTSWANA ON 6TH JUNE 2025
1. The Joint Ministerial Committee meeting of the Mosetse-Kazungula Livingstone Railway Link Project was held in Kasane, Botswana on 6th June, 2025. 2. The purpose of the meeting was to deliberate on the…
PUBLIC NOTICE
FRAUD ALERT: Warning Against Imposters Posing as ZRL Procurement Officers on e-GPIt has come to our attention that fraudulent individuals are falsely representing themselves as Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) procurement officers on the…
ZRL Services
Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) is a customer driven company and wholly owned by the Government of the Republic of Zambia, and is mandated under the Railways Act to operate both Passenger and Freight Services.
