COMMITTEE ON PARASTATAL BODIES TOURS ZRL The Parliamentary Committee on Parastatal Bodies toured Zambia Railways Limited facilities in Kabwe. The tour covered Centralised Train Control Office, Kabwe Railway Station Traffic Yard and Kabwe…
Following a spate of rail land encroachment activities along the railway network, Zambia Railways Limited has intensified sensitization campaigns in a bid to raise awareness on the dangers of the illegal act. Government…
Government has directed Zambia Railways Limited to immediately halt the construction of illegal structures being built on railway reserve land. Speaking when he conducted an inspection tour of the railway line in Lusaka’s…
The Zambian Government has lauded the Southern African Railway Association (SARA) for increased business on the North South Corridor. Minister of Transport and Communications, Brian Mushimba said the sixty percent increase on the…
Government has reiterated its commitment in pursuing and implementing strategies aimed at developing the railway transport in Zambia. Speaking at the North- South Corridor Pre-feasibility study, Acting Minister of Transport and Communications Emerine…
President Edgar Lungu says government will commence the construction of the USD 2.3 Billion Chipata-Petauke- Serenje Railway line in May 2017. The Head of State said this in Chipata District during the N’cwala…
Government is happy with the track rehabilitation progress that Zambia Railways Limited(ZRL) has scored after the repossession of the railway firm from the concessionaire in 2012. Minister of Transport and Communications Brian Mushimba…
Zambia Railways embarked on the rehabilitation of its railway infrastructure and needed to improve train speeds. The purchase of the Duomatic machines for rail track rehabilitation came at the right time. The poor…
Government is in the process of enacting the Statutory Instrument (SI) that will compel heavy and bulk cargo to be transported by rail. Minister of Transport and Communications Brian Mushimba said the introduction…
