Kidatu
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Kidatu is a town in central Tanzania, located in Kilombero District, Morogoro Region. The local population is about 3,300. The primary economic activity is the large Illovo sugar cane plantation and factory which produces Script error: No such module "convert". of sugar per year.[1]
Geography
It lies on plains to the south of mountains to the north.
Transport
Kidatu is the terminus of a Template:Cvt Template:RailGauge narrow gauge branch line from Kilosa off the Tanzania Railways Corporation Central line, built between 1958 and 1963..[2] In the 1970s, the newer Template:RailGauge TAZARA railway was built through.
Hence there is a break of gauge at Kidatu.
It is about Template:Cvt from Dar es Salaam, either via the north or TAZARA.
Transshipment hub
Since 1998, a transshipment station has been provided to overcome the break-of-gauge at this location.[3] This hub connects the large Template:RailGauge zone of southern Africa and bypasses congestion at Dar es Salaam.
Under a deal with Tanzania, metre gauge trains that connect with Template:RailGauge trains at Kidatu are operated by the Trans Africa Railway Corporation.[4][5]
Approximately Template:Cvt of traffic passes through the hub each year.
Industry
Kidatu has a sugar mill.[6]
See also
- Kidatu Dam
- Transport in Tanzania
- East African Railway Master Plan
- Cape-Cairo railway
- Railway stations in Tanzania
References
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- ↑ Goliath Sugar
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External links
- Rail in East Africa
- Freedom railway Template:Webarchive
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