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Zambia signed an $825 million contract with a China Railway Construction Corp. unit to upgrade tracks in the south of the country, the company said. The project will last eight years and will cover nearly 650 kilometers (404 miles) of lines...

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation a subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation Limited, has entered into the contract for the modified engineering, procurement and construction - Rehabilitation and Upgrade Project of the Existing Railway in Zambia, with the Ministry of Transport and Communication Zambia.

This includes;

- The main line from Livingstone to Kafue Bridge 420.97km.
- The branch line from Livingstone to Mulobezi, 162.95km.
- The branch line from Masuku to Choma 64.34km

Zambia railway has a total length of 648.26km, with a track gage of 1,067mm, a designed passenger carriage with maximum speed of 118km/h, and a maximum speed of 80km/h for freight...