African Counties With The Most Advanced Railway Systems

[John Ashworth]

African Counties With The Most Advanced Railway Transports, See Where Kenya Is

African governments are ramping up the development of railway infrastructure through multi-billion dollar deals and replacing fleets of outdated-diesel powered locomotives with electric ones in a race to place faster trains on its tracks. Ever since Abbas the First, opened Africa’s pioneering railway in Egypt in the 1850’s, the primary mission behind the continent’s railways has been clear - to stimulate trade. Railways are now being seen as a key catalysts for intra-African regional trade and to more efficiently move large numbers of people between key cities. African governments at the national, state and city level are getting behind rail and even competing on the quality and speed of their networks. Below are some African Countries withe the most advanced railway networks.

1. South Africa... 2. Tanzania... 3. Morocco... 4. Kenya...

This is not from a railway website, and their ranking is arguable. Ethiopia has a new electric SGR as well as urban light rail. And what about Egypt? But interesting, anyway.