Tanzania to launch construction of Sh6.31 trillion SGR lot linking Tabora and Kigoma

Part of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) under construction at the Malagarasi River in Kigoma Region.

Kigoma. Tanzania is set to launch construction of the Sh6.31 trillion Tabora–Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Lot 6, with President Samia  Suluhu Hassan expected to officiate at the groundbreaking ceremony during a one-day visit to Kigoma Region.

The 506-kilometre railway section is being constructed by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) under the supervision of the Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC). Works have already progressed beyond 10 percent.