Transport in Angola

Transport in Angola comprises:

Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Railway links to adjacent countries 1.2 Maps 1.3 Towns served by rail 1.3.1 North line 1.3.2 Middle line 1.3.3 Central line 1.3.4 South Line 1.4 Timeline 1.4.1 2007 2 Highways 3 Waterways 4 Pipelines 5 Ports and harbors 5.1 Atlantic Ocean 6 Merchant marine 7 Airports 7.1 Airports - with paved runways 7.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 7.3 National Airline 8 References

Railways

• total: 2,761 km
• narrow gauge: 2,638 km 1.067-m gauge; 123 km 0.600-m gauge (2002)
• there are three separate lines which do not link up. A fourth system once linked Gunza and Gabala.
• railways in Angola have suffered a lot of damage in the civil war, and a $4b project is proposed to restore the lines, and even to extend the system. A link to Namibia is partly under construction.

Railway links to adjacent countries

The major railway in Angola is the Benguela railway, severely damaged during the civil war after independence.

• DR Congo - no - Lobito - Lubumbashi restoration link proposed.
• Namibia - no - same gauge - links proposed and partially under construction in 2005.
• Zambia - no

Maps

• UNJLC Map
• Map

Towns served by rail

North line

• Luanda - port - capital
• Caxito - branch terminus
• Ndalatando
• Golungo Alto - branch terminus
• Zenza do Itombel - junction
• Dondo - branch terminus
• Malanje - terminus

Middle line

(610mm gauge)

• Gunza - port
• Gabala - terminus

Central line

• Benguela - port
• Lobito - port
• Cubal
• Ganda - junction
• Huambo - workshops
• Kuito
• Camacupa
• Luena
• Luau - border with Congo
• Dilola, Congo

South Line

• Namibe - port
• Matala - intermediate station
• Lubango - (246km) - junction
• Dongo - (500km) - junction
• Menongue - terminus (756km)

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• Lubango - junction
• Chiange - branch terminus (150km) which may be extended to link with Namibia.

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• Dongo, Huila, Angola - junction
• Chamutete - branch terminus

Timeline

2007

• 26 October, 2007 - talks between Angola and Namibia regarding the link between Namibia and Chamutete. ^[1]

Highways

• total: 76,626 km
• paved: 19,156 km
• unpaved: 57,470 km (1997 est.)

Travel on highways outside of towns and cities in Angola (and in some cases within) is often not best advised for those without four-by-four vehicles. Whilst a reasonable roads infrastructure has existed within Angola, time and the war have taken their toll on the road surfaces, leaving many severely potholed, littered with broken asphalt. In many areas drivers have established alternate tracks to avoid the worst parts of the surface, although careful attention must be paid to the presence or absence of landmine warning markers by the side of the road. The Angolan government has contracted the restoration of many of the country's roads, though. Many companies are coming into the country from China and surrounding nations to help improve road surfaces. The road between Lubango and Namibe, for example, was completed recently with funding from the European Union, and is comparable to many European main routes. Progress to complete the road infrastructure is likely to take some decades, but substantial efforts are already being made in the right directions.

Waterways

• 1,295 km navigable

Pipelines

• crude oil 179 km

Ports and harbors

Atlantic Ocean

• from North to South
• Ambriz
• Cabinda
• Luanda - railhead for Malanje
• Lobito - railhead for Congo
• Malongo
• Namibe - railhead for Menongue
• Porto Amboim
• Soyo

Merchant marine

Airports

• 243 (2002)

Airports - with paved runways

• total: 32
• over 3,047 m: 4
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 14
• 914 to 1,523 m: 5
• under 914 m: 1 (2002 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways

• total: 211 (2002)
• over 3,047 m: 2
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 30
• 914 to 1,523 m: 95
• under 914 m: 80 (2002 est.)

National Airline

• TAAG Angola Airlines

References

This article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2003.

1. ^ http://railwaysafrica.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1863&Itemid=35

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

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