The train between Dar es Salaam and New Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia runs twice a week in every direction. PHOTOS|ROGER BRAUN.
What you need to know:
Our trip starts in the early afternoon at the Tazara train station in Dar es Salaam. A place appearing abandoned for most part of the week, comes to life on Tuesday and Friday when the train to Zambia embarks. Hours before departure, the waiting hall is packed with people, eagerly waiting until the gates to the platform open up. The train is about 15 wagons long, comprising four different classes. The first and the second-class compartments are equipped with bunk beds.
