Classic route
Central Line
Dar es Salaam → Kigoma · Tanzania
The German-built Central Line of 1914, a metre-gauge marathon from the Indian Ocean across the plateau to Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika.
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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