Central Line

The German-built Central Line of 1914, a metre-gauge marathon from the Indian Ocean across the plateau to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika.

Stations

1. 0 kmKamata Kariakoo +1
2. 15 kmGongo la Mboto
3. 18 kmPugu
4. 50 kmSoga
5. 61 kmNgeta
6. 73 kmRuvu
7. Show 34 more stations

   1. 126 kmKidugalo
   2. 134 kmNgerengere
   3. 191 kmMorogoro
   4. 228 kmMkata Station
   5. 251 kmKimamba
   6. 264 kmKilosa
   7. 269 kmKilosa
   8. 311 kmKidete
   9. 354 kmGulwe
   10. 386 kmIgandu
   11. 443 kmDodoma
   12. 461 kmZuzu
   13. 482 kmKigwe
   14. 506 kmBahi
   15. 536 kmMakutupora
   16. 537 kmMakutopora
   17. 559 kmSaranda
   18. 575 kmManyoni
   19. 591 kmAghondi
   20. 615 kmItigi
   21. 653 kmKazi-Kazi
   22. 674 kmKarangazi
   23. 719 kmMalongwe
   24. 775 kmGoweko
   25. 793 kmIgalula
   26. 814 kmItulu
   27. 854 kmIlolanguru
   28. 867 kmMabama
   29. 889 kmUsoke
   30. 918 kmUrambo
   31. 950 kmKaliua
   32. 979 kmKombe
   33. 1,040 kmNguruka
   34. 1,063 kmMalagarasi
8. 1,117 kmUvinza
9. 1,167 kmKazuramimba
10. 1,184 kmKalenge
11. 1,208 kmKasuku
12. 1,224 kmKigoma

The stations OpenStreetMap maps along this line, in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Not every train stops at every station. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.

How this line was checked

• The 448 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 10133722 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
• Checked against OpenStreetMap: 94.3% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 23 m); the longest stretch away from it is 8.5 km
• The operator publishes this line's timetable: the railway’s own site, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
• Wikipedia has an article for this line
• See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it

Questions and answers

How long is the Central Line?

The Central Line runs 1,254 km from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma.

How long does the Central Line take?

The fastest scheduled journey is 38 h for the 1,254 km. That is an average of 33 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 60 km/h.

Who runs the Central Line?

Tanzania Railways (TRC), with TRC metre-gauge coaches, diesel-hauled.

How old is the Central Line?

The line has been in service since 1914. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.

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