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General Information
RSZ train
BY BOAT
Zambia is one of the five countries bordering Lake
Tanganyika. A ferry operating a route that carries
travellers from Burundi to Tanzania to Zambia and
back again, once a week is a great travel experience
for visitors. The Ferry arrives and departs from the
port of Mpulungu every Friday.
BY TRAIN
Getting to Zambia:
One can catch a train from South Africa to Victo-
ria Falls in Zimbabwe, and then take the ferry train
across the bridge to Livingstone (two trains daily).
Other trains service Lusaka, the Copperbelt and the
Northern Province.
From Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, the Tanzania-Zam-
bia Railways (TAZARA) line runs through to Kapiri
Mposhi, where you can catch another train to Lusaka
or Kitwe in the Copperbelt. Customs and immigration
services are conducted on board. TAZARA operates
the line from New Kapiri Mposhi (2 km from the Zam-
bia Railways stop) to the TAZARA Dar-es-Salaam
station (8 km from the Dar es Salaam TRC station).
Travelling within Zambia:
Zambia Railways and TAZARA run passenger
trains within Zambia as well. Zambia Railways run
the ”Zambezi Express” three days a week from
Livingstone-Lusaka and three days a week a run
a Livingstone-Kapiri Mposhi-Ndola-Kitwe service.
Zambia Railways trains are not very well maintained
and often run very late.
Zambia Railways and TAZARA run passenger
trains within Zambia as well. Zambia Railways run
the ”Zambezi Express” three days a week from
Livingstone-Lusaka and three days a week a run
a Livingstone-Kapiri Mposhi-Ndola-Kitwe service.
Zambia Railways trains are not very well maintained
and often run very late.
There are also domestic TAZARA trains running
twice a week (departing Tuesdays and Fridays) such
as the ”Mukuba Express” and the “Kilimanjaro Ex-
press”.
Take the train for the experience and adventure, not
as a primary form of transport to efficiently reach
your destination.