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Train routes in Madagascar
3 routes · classic 1 · scenic 2
3 routes cross Madagascar in the World Train Map atlas. The longest is the Dia Tsara at 249 km; the fastest is the Trans Lémurie Express, running up to 40 km/h; the oldest line dates to 1913. Every route links to its facts, photo and story, and to the interactive world map.
Open the world railway map →Classic (1)
- Dia Tsara
Madagascar’s east-coast revival of 2023: once a week, twelve hours from Moramanga through rainforest gorges to the Pangalanes shore and Toamasina.
Wikipedia (FR) ↗
Scenic (2)
- Fianarantsoa–Côte Est (FCE)
Madagascar’s rainforest lifeline: 67 bridges and 48 tunnels down a 1,100 m escarpment past waterfalls; villages survive by loading bananas and coffee onto the train.
Wikipedia ↗ - Trans Lémurie Express
Reopened in December 2023 after ~30 years shut by cyclone damage, its rosewood-trimmed cars climb through the highlands to the spa town of Antsirabe.
Wikipedia (FR) ↗
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence
What is the fastest train in Madagascar?
The Trans Lémurie Express, running Antananarivo to Antsirabe at up to 40 km/h. It is one of 3 routes in Madagascar in this atlas.
Are there night trains in Madagascar?
Not in this atlas. Madagascar has 3 routes here and none of them is a scheduled sleeper, though night trains from neighbouring countries may still reach it.
Can you cross the border by train from Madagascar?
No route in this atlas crosses a land border out of Madagascar. Every line listed here begins and ends inside the country.
Which is the most scenic railway in Madagascar?
Madagascar has 2 scenic or mountain lines in this atlas. The longest is the Fianarantsoa–Côte Est (FCE), 163 km.