Tanzania Electric Train Launch Revolutionizes Rail Transport In East Africa

Tanzania Electric Train Game Changer - The Africa They Conceal - Have you heard that Tanzania is making waves on the global stage by launching East Africa's first electrified railway, a dazzling new network that promises to reshape the region's transportation landscape? Powered by clean energy, this railway whisks passengers from the bustling port city of Dar es Salaam to the nation's capital, Dodoma, in less than four hours-a stark improvement over the gruelling eight-hour road journey. As a pioneering infrastructure project, Tanzania's electric railway is designed to bolster the nation's role as a regional trade powerhouse and to set a new standard for sustainable transport in East Africa, connecting the nation to neighbouring countries like Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. But how did this ambitious vision come to life? How was it financed? And what impact will it have on Tanzania and East Africa at large?
As we said earlier, Tanzania has just unveiled a groundbreaking feat of transportation: East Africa's first electric train system, which connects the bustling port city of Dar es Salaam to the capital, Dodoma, in under four hours. With high-speed electric trains replacing the long, often arduous road journey, the new railway offers passengers not just a faster route, but an experience that rivals global standards. The vision for Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway or S.G.R project, took shape in 2017 with a commitment to modernizing the country's aging railway infrastructure. With each phase, Tanzania laid the groundwork for a transport network that would not only boost economic mobility within the country but also strengthen its ties with neighbouring nations. This massive undertaking is part of President Samia Suluhu Hassan's ambitious plan to bolster Tanzania's role in regional trade. The vision was clear: build a high-speed, high-capacity railway that could one day become the backbone of East African logistics and trade. Construction kicked off in April 2017, with the first phase - a line from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro - completed in 2022. By June 14, 2024, this phase was fully operational, sparking admiration across Africa and beyond as President Hassan herself inaugurated Tanzania's leap into the future of rail travel.
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[@siquara100]

Greetings from Brazil. Congratulations Tanzanian people. I have a dream to visit your country, specially Zanzibar island.

[@t1910j]

You are welcome to Tanzania :)

[@siquara100]

@t1910j , Thank you.

[@nitumesokoni3164]

Welcome to Tanzania. There is also Mount Kilimanjaro. The highest free standing mountain in the world. And Serengeti National Pack

[@siquara100]

@nitumesokoni3164 , I thought Serenguete park was located in Kenya.

[@homeboybeyondtheborders4935]

​@@siquara100Serengeti is in Tanzania

[@joaquindiaz7818]

Congratulations to Tanzania from spain , a good rail conection. Is very important and tanzania is ahead of others

[@SV_astro]

You forgot to praise the dreamer, the brave late President John Pombe Magufuli. the best president Tanzania has ever had.

[@JomoKilawe]

Sure..

[@NagaMas-lr1ef]

Greetings from Indonesia. Congratulation on this wonderful railway. Hopefully it will become the first step in linking all of East Africa.

[@modenasayi]

Tanzania to the world 🌎 🎉

[@Sheba938]

Congrats 🎉 Tanzania 🇹🇿 wel explained

[@xantmilt34]

Africa on the move.. ❤❤❤❤

[@momwanafunziuumbaji3737]

That's exactly what I was going to say, Africa on the move.

[@grandstrategy8987]

A great video. really enjoyed it! Wishing endless growth and glory to Tanzania and all other African countries! From Korea with love.

[@jeanetterawls4752]

This is great! Africa on the move 😊

[@LloydCharles-vl5wy]

Well done Tanzania continue to be an example to all of Africa

[@egbertcharles]

Point of correction. This Electric Train was initiated by the late President; President Magufuli. Any one making video about the Tanzania SGR should remember to give credit to this brave man who loved our Country like no other Leader ever did. Mungu ibariki Tanzania, Mungu ibariki Africa.

[@zkamguna7971]

Rest In Peace Magufuri 🙏🏽

[@zuhuramniwasa1063]

Asante Sana kwa pengezi zenu, Karibu sana Tanzania

[@beldina.hezrontv5881]

Viva Tanzania 🇹🇿

[@Kevjoseful]

This was all Magufuli, Samia is just finishing off

[@florencemuganda6005]

This was originally the plan of Magufuli She is continuing what he started and she should be commended for that.

[@allankawuki6902]

Thank you for remembering Mr.Magufuli

[@allankawuki6902]

May His Soul rest in eternal peace

[@deokibona2835]

While magufuli played a key role in making the plan come true but the plan was laid down long before magufuli became president. This plan was laid down during kikwete leadership particularly during the emergency of coalition of the willing in the EAC northern corridor.

[@MACHAGGECHACHA]

If this plan was laid down by Kikwete then why couldn’t he start it in action. I guess Kikwete couldn’t do it because he was lazy inept and corrupt.!!

[@momwanafunziuumbaji3737]

Africa Awakening! Africa Asserting Itself. Resilient Africa. Now the Focus on SECURE! Africa.

[@allankawuki6902]

Big up Tanzania and thank you so much president Hassan. You are far much better than our Museveni who keeps preaching folk tales of development.

[@quitalllester3367]

Great idea in Africa

[@georgekabaka377]

Great Tanzania

[@RonAdie-77RA]

Africa. Runs into Development with high standard. & WORLD CLASS.

[@qjtvaddict]

Like 15 min all day frequent service on intercity rail?

[@ewaldambrose6136]

Tanzania is the hub of Africa and the football power house of East and Central Africa

[@tealsquare]

Uganda is the football powerhouse dude

[@msafiriathumani5692]

Not only the hub but also the Brain of Africa as per its nickname, like Kenya nicknamed as the Pride of Africa and Uganda the Pearl of Africa!

[@mouricegriffiths1670]

Good ❤❤❤❤ Africa 💯❤️❤️

[@mcback4384]

It's Magufuli ambition not that woman

[@zawadix9574]

It's a countries ambition leaders don't just wake up and start infrastructure projects out of choice this has been in their national development plans since the 90s...

[@tealsquare]

It was an EAC plan with backing from AU. How individual countries have advanced it is what varies. I know lots of people like to dump on the EAC and it's effectiveness, but some really great moves have come from it and it can only get stronger.

[@antoinette6484]

Way to go Tanzania🎉🎉 we Kenyans need to learn and stop accepting sub standard trains and bad governance...Happy to see the progress! ❤💪🏾

[@amadoudame]

Congrats Tanzania and President H. E. Samua Suluhu Hassan for her futuristic view Wish you success

[@am2323tze]

She’s doing very well but the initiator was late President John Magufuli

[@Mospherical]

Vision and Action is a wonderful thing So nice to see so much charity pouring in from foreign nations With much heart also It's fantastic to see your beautiful country and people blooming under quality leadership The workmanship and guidance from other nations Trust. And commitment Respect and unity go a very long way indeed This is joyful to my heart

[@heavenlightfrank6203]

Good job , let's us congrats our selves 👏 🇹🇿

[@dallerbwoyniglo8675]

Do you know Jonh Pombe Magufuli the rate president of Tanzania and this project😂

[@reddragon2k6]

Amazing video! I'm a railfan and I find this railway really cool!

[@NodirQalandarov-tl7ov]

Барако айт

[@Macamp312]

Innovative and creativity

[@J4UPro]

My country ❤❤❤❤

[@marvelleduporte4986]

Fantastic, congrats!!!

[@saidimasudi6450]

Thank you former president Magufuli

[@zawadix9574]

Thank Tanzania' the country is not an individual please

[@NodirQalandarov-tl7ov]

❤️🌺❤️💕🌺

[@JomoKilawe]

One Love You're Welcome All🙏🙏Karibun Sana..🙏🙏

[@ernestsinje9700]

Thankyou

[@dee24874]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@tingistangis5079]

👍 Greattings from tanguer Welcome 🤗 to test the bullet train 🚄 320 km/h frome Tangier to casablanca

[@ikulunimahalipatakatifu7642]

KIMYA KIMYAAA na MAMA, KAZI inaendelea, PIGA KAZI TANZANIA

[@florencemuganda6005]

If possible add routes to other EA countries

[@Project1986p]

❤️

[@maria_mutondioriginal5]

Tupunzisheni hivyo ni vitu vya kawaida mbona tulikua na railways na train since 1961 its our vision to do more developments in future generations lets go

[@tanzanite9944]

Tanzania imekuwa na Railways toka 1910 sio 1961. usichanganye Uhuru na Reli.

[@Kevjoseful]

Gets you facts straight. Dar to Morogoro to Dodoma to Makutopora To tabora. Then it branches of to Kigoma and the other to Isaka and Mwanza

[@herbethchogga361]

Any video about SGR without mentioning chuma JPM is a fraud ... Rest in peac John P magufuli

[@FredyVincent951753852456]

It all began with the visionary foundation laid by our founding father, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere. Subsequent presidents, including Mwinyi, Mkapa, and Kikwete, continued with various plans and feasibility studies. Then came the brave President Magufuli, who dared to initiate the projects. Finally, President "mama" Samia took on the projects in their early stages and bore the burden of carrying them to maturity.

[@Papi78Papikanowa]

Tanzania has a good vision for her neighbours in connecting them with this railway while Rwanda is only concerned in killing ppl in congo

[@SalvatoryMtunga]

No matter whether magufuli or samia the rail is tanzania property where magufuli was former president and now samia suluhu is current president.

[@Patriot_kenyan]

Beautiful than Kenya’s corrupt aged SGR

[@GengeMauMau]

You're a Tanzanian pretending to be Kenyan 😂😂😂 Chumvi wacheni Baharini.

[@unghetokhalid75]

Say the fool who bows to a woman in his country

[@Patriot_kenyan]

@ I wish I was a Tanzanian Atii

[@GengeMauMau]

@@Patriot_kenyan Whatever you are, you aren't Kenyan that's for sure 😂😂😂

[@ayoomeleah]

How will it haul cargo

[@qjtvaddict]

What’s the train schedule?? Yeah

[@NodirQalandarov-tl7ov]

Наши элктрчки Афросийоб KZbin

[@tsepheletseka5115]

If they do they'll probably say something negative about it.

[@qjtvaddict]

So regional rail local

[@cyrillenananfonga8738]

Congrats to the Tanzanian government but this is useless if these companies don't transfer technology so Tanzanians could build their own electric trains in future . That's the same strategy that helped China

[@o.c.g.m9426]

Remembering these Westerners and europeans aren't doing anything for free. They've been jn africa since the 15th century. There js a reason if you want to fly to Marrakesh Air France pops up first

[@mashakabundala9955]

Sisi wakenya tuko mbele zaidi somalia, uganda , Tz

[@AR-bh3mn]

Americans are so embarrassed to see this.....🗿 Even countries in Africa have started to develop HSR

[@NodirQalandarov-tl7ov]

Казахстан мехико япония крути

[@NodirQalandarov-tl7ov]

Без виза 31 страна

[@msafiriathumani5692]

Viva Tz, the Brain of Africa, Viva late JPM and Aluta continua Mama SSH, Kazi inaendelea vizuri saaana! Where will Uganda connect there SGR line to India ocean? Via Kenya on Diesel locomotives (less efficient) or Tz on EMU (more efficient)?

[@florencemuganda6005]

They should finish painting the stations. They look unfinished.

[@homeboybeyondtheborders4935]

Now finished