Malawi Railways

With effect from 1 December 1999, the Central East African Railways consortium led by Railroad Development Corporation won the right to operate the network.

[2] All of these lines were narrow gauge and single track, and the Shire Highlands Railway in particular had sharp curves and steep gradients, so the system was inadequate for heavy train loads.

[5] From 1974 to 1979, Malawi worked with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) sponsored to build 110 kilometres (70 mi) of new track from Salima to Lilongwe though the Malawi-Canada Railway Project.

[6] The 797 km (495 mi) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge line extends from the Zambian border at Mchinji in the west via Lilongwe to Blantyre and Makhanga in the south.

Import traffic consists of fertiliser, fuel, containerised consumer goods and food products including vegetable oil and grain.