[1][2] This 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) railway line is intended to ease the transfer of goods between the port of Dar es Salaam and the Tanzanian hinterland as well as the cities of Kigali in Rwanda and Bujumbura in Burundi, and ultimately Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

[12] The second phase covers a distance of approximately 426 kilometres (265 mi),[13] from Morogoro via Dodoma to Makutopora in Manyoni District, Singida Region.

[21] This section, measuring approximately 341 kilometres (212 mi), runs from Isaka to the city of Mwanza, on the southern shores of Lake Victoria.

[22] Later that month, The East African reported that Tanzania had secured funding worth US$1.32 billion through the Government of China, for the purpose of building this section of the SGR.

In January 26 2025, the section has reportedly reached 7.3% completion[25][26] This stretch of the SGR is component of the Isaka–Kigali Standard Gauge Railway, and measures approximately 371 kilometres (231 mi).

[1] Uvinza–Malagarasi Section In January 2022, the governments of Tanzania and Burundi signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of a SGR line connecting the two countries.

The new railway will run for 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) from the coastal port of Mtwara to Mbamba Bay on the eastern shore of Lake Malawi, traversing regions rich in iron-ore, coal and graphite.

The financing package featured Standard Chartered as lead arranger and the Export Credit Agencies of Denmark and Sweden as major funding sources.

[21] In October 2023, the EastAfrican reported that Yapi Merkezi has run into financing problems and is seeking an additional US$1.8 billion to complete lots 3 and 4.

[21] In November 2023, the managing director of TRC told media that the agency had secured at least US$2.2 billion of interest in the Mtwara–Mbamba Bay railway project.

Express trains from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro or Dodoma without stops at minor stations are more expensive than a regular ticket.

[35] Tickets can be purchased either at windows at terminals or via several digital methods - online on websites, through banking and mobile network applications such as M-Pesa.

[36] In addition, TRC has contracted with Korean firms Hyundai Rotem and Sung Shin Rolling Stock Technology for the supply of 17 SGR locomotive engines, 59 accompanying carriages and 10 electric multiple units (EMUs).

The workers in Tanzania compelled the employers to pay five of the seven months of unpaid wages after 13 days of protests, with a commitment for regular payment being made for the remaining amounts.

The workers who had resigned from their positions due to unpaid wages and returned to Turkey started demonstrating in front of Yapı Merkezi's headquarters in Üsküdar, Istanbul on August 14, under the leadership of Dev-Yapı İş Union, affiliated with DİSK.